Smart Grid: Technology and Applications

About the Authors

Janaka Ekanayake received his BSc Eng Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1990 and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK in 1995. He is presently a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University, UK. Prior to that he was a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya. His main research interests include power electronic applications for power systems, renewable energy generation and its integration. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the IET, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of the IESL. He has published more than 30 papers in refereed journals and has also co-authored three books.

Kithsri M. Liyanage is attached to the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, as a Professor. He obtained his BSc Eng from the University of Peradeniya in 1983 and his Dr Eng from the University of Tokyo in 1991. He was a Visiting Scientist at the Department of Electrical Engineering, the University of Washington, from 1993 to 1994 and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Advanced Centre for Power and Environmental Technology, the University of Tokyo, Japan, from 2008 to 2010. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 papers related to Smart Grid applications and control since 2009. His research interest is mainly in the application of ICT for the ...