Description

Electrical systems are undergoing a technological transformation that is redefining how energy is generated, distributed, monitored, protected, and used. The expansion of renewable energy sources, distributed generation, energy storage, microgrids, and connected devices is converging with advances in sensors, automation, digital communications, data analytics, and artificial intelligence, creating infrastructures with new capabilities for monitoring, coordination, and management. Against this backdrop, this book offers a comprehensive perspective that connects the essential principles of electrical engineering with the advances shaping the evolution of the sector. Its contents cover the fundamental concepts required to understand electrical phenomena and components before progressing to the study of modern power grids, protection systems, power quality, digitalization, monitoring, automation, and energy efficiency. Drawing on recent scientific literature, the book examines developments in fault detection, protection coordination, disturbance diagnosis, grid monitoring, the integration of distributed energy resources, and intelligent energy consumption management. This analysis is complemented by technological development proposals that integrate the knowledge examined into architectures suitable for subsequent processes of design, implementation, and validation. Intended for students, faculty, researchers, and professionals, the book goes beyond conventional explanations of how electrical systems operate to provide an understanding of their evolution and the challenges associated with their increasing complexity. Throughout its pages, technical knowledge, scientific evidence, and innovation converge to interpret an increasingly distributed, digitalized, and dynamic energy landscape, in which the challenge lies not merely in having access to electricity, but in developing the capabilities required to monitor, protect, manage, and use it efficiently, safely, and sustainably.

Suggested citation (APA, seventh edition)

Cedeño-Mendoza, J. V. (Ed.). (2026). (2026). Tecnologías en electricidad: Revisiones bibliográficas y aplicaciones sostenibles. Sophia Editions.