Part I: Distributed Energy Resources and Microgrids: Preliminaries Chapter 1: Distributed energy resources: introduction and classification Chapter 2: Microgrids: introduction and research problem descriptions Part II: Coordinated Planning of DERs in Microgrids: Optimal Sizing and Siting Chapter 3: Composite sensitivity factor-based method for DG planning Chapter 4: Probability-weighted robust optimisation method for DG planning Chapter 5: Multi-stage stochastic programming method for multi-energy DG planning Chapter 6: Stochastic planning of heterogeneous energy storage (HES) in residential MEMG Part III: Coordinated Operation of DERs in Microgrids: Energy Management and Voltage Regulation Chapter 7: Hourly coordination of energy storage and direct load control Chapter 8: Daily coordination of microturbines and demand response Chapter 9: Optimal dispatch of MEMGs Chapter 10: Temporally coordinated dispatch of MEMGs under diverse uncertainties Chapter 11: Robustly optimal dispatch of MEMGs with flexible loads Chapter 12: Multi-timescale coordinated voltage/var control optimisation Chapter 13: Three-stage robust inverter-based voltage/var control optimisation Part IV: Coordinated real-time control of DERs: distributed controller design and hardware-in-the-loop tests Chapter 14: Power system frequency control by aggregated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation in Microgrids: Energy Management and Voltage Regulation Chapter 7: Hourly coordination of energy storage and direct load control Chapter 8: Daily coordination of microturbines and demand response Chapter 9: Optimal dispatch of MEMGs Chapter 10: Temporally coordinated dispatch of MEMGs under diverse uncertainties Chapter 11: Robustly optimal dispatch of MEMGs with flexible loads Chapter 12: Multi-timescale coordinated voltage/var control optimisation Chapter 13: Three-stage robust inverter-based voltage/var control optimisation Part IV: Coordinated real-time control of DERs: distributed controller design and hardware-in-the-loop tests Chapter 14: Power system frequency control by aggregated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation ated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation in Microgrids: Energy Management and Voltage Regulation Chapter 7: Hourly coordination of energy storage and direct load control Chapter 8: Daily coordination of microturbines and demand response Chapter 9: Optimal dispatch of MEMGs Chapter 10: Temporally coordinated dispatch of MEMGs under diverse uncertainties Chapter 11: Robustly optimal dispatch of MEMGs with flexible loads Chapter 12: Multi-timescale coordinated voltage/var control optimisation Chapter 13: Three-stage robust inverter-based voltage/var control optimisation Part IV: Coordinated real-time control of DERs: distributed controller design and hardware-in-the-loop tests Chapter 14: Power system frequency control by aggregated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation in Microgrids: Energy Management and Voltage Regulation Chapter 7: Hourly coordination of energy storage and direct load control Chapter 8: Daily coordination of microturbines and demand response Chapter 9: Optimal dispatch of MEMGs Chapter 10: Temporally coordinated dispatch of MEMGs under diverse uncertainties Chapter 11: Robustly optimal dispatch of MEMGs with flexible loads Chapter 12: Multi-timescale coordinated voltage/var control optimisation Chapter 13: Three-stage robust inverter-based voltage/var control optimisation Part IV: Coordinated real-time control of DERs: distributed controller design and hardware-in-the-loop tests Chapter 14: Power system frequency control by aggregated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation ated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation ated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation in Microgrids: Energy Management and Voltage Regulation Chapter 7: Hourly coordination of energy storage and direct load control Chapter 8: Daily coordination of microturbines and demand response Chapter 9: Optimal dispatch of MEMGs Chapter 10: Temporally coordinated dispatch of MEMGs under diverse uncertainties Chapter 11: Robustly optimal dispatch of MEMGs with flexible loads Chapter 12: Multi-timescale coordinated voltage/var control optimisation Chapter 13: Three-stage robust inverter-based voltage/var control optimisation Part IV: Coordinated real-time control of DERs: distributed controller design and hardware-in-the-loop tests Chapter 14: Power system frequency control by aggregated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation ated energy storage systems Chapter 15: Power system frequency support by grid-interactive smart buildings Chapter 16: Decentralised-distributed hybrid voltage control by inverter-based DERs Chapter 17: Two-level distributed voltage/var control by aggregated PV inverters Chapter 18: Event-triggered control of DERs and controller hardware-in-the-loop validation Chapter 19: Three-level coordinated voltage control of DERs and power hardware-in-the-loop validation patch of MEMGs Chapter 10: Temporally coordinated dispatch of MEMGs under diverse uncertainties Chapter 11: Robustly optimal dispatch of MEMGs with flexible loads Chapter 12: Multi-timescale coordinated voltage/var control optimisation Chapter 13: Three-stage robust inverter-based voltage/var control optimisation Part IV: Coordinated real-time control of DERs: distributed controller design and hardware-in-the-loop tests Chapter 14: Power system frequency control by aggregated energy storage sy.