Over the last decades, power grids are facing significant improvements mainly due to the
integration of more and more technologies. In particular, renewable energy sources (RES) are
contributing to moving from centralized energy production to a new paradigm of distributed
energy production. Analyzing in more detail the requirements of the diverse technologies of
RES, it is possible to identify a common and key point: power electronics. In fact, power
electronics is the key technology to embrace the RES technologies towards controllability and
the success of sustainability of power grids. In this context, this book chapter is focused on the
analysis of diverse RES technologies from the point of view of power electronics, including
the introduction and explanation of the operating principle of the most relevant RES, both in
onshore and offshore scenarios. Additionally, are also presented the main topologies of power
electronics converters used in the interface of RES.(undefined
