Part I: Microgrid Architectures and Power Electronics -- Overview of Microgrid -- Microgrid Planning and Modelling -- AC and DC Hybrid Microgrid, Modelling and Operation -- Distributed Energy Resources and Microgrid Infrastructure -- Virtual Power Plants and Virtual Inertia -- Power Electronic Converters in DC Microgrid -- Power Electronic Converters in AC Microgrid -- Energy Storage Systems in Microgrid -- Design and Experimental Investigations of an Energy Storage System in Microgrids -- Energy Management in Microgrids: Challenges, Solutions -- Energy Management of PV Array Grid-Connected -- PV Microgrids Efficiency: From nanomaterials and semiconductor polymer technologies for PV Cells to Global MPPT Control for PV Arrays -- Part II: Microgrid Control Systems -- Control of Power Electronic Converters in AC Microgrid -- DC Microgrid Control -- Hierarchical Control in Microgrid -- Distributed Control of Microgrids -- Intelligent and Adaptive Control -- Load Shedding, Emergency and Local Control -- Smart Metering based Strategies for Improving Energy Efficiency in Microgrids -- Optimal Microgrid Operational Planning Considering Distributed Energy Resources -- Self-Healing: Definition, Requirements, Challenges and Methods -- Assessment of Various Droop Control Based Strategies in Microgrid -- Fuzzy PID Control of Microgrid -- Adaptive and Online Control of Microgrids Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning -- Part III: Microgrid Protection Systems -- Microgrid Protection -- Microgrid Protection and Automations -- Protective Systems in DC Microgrids -- Adaptive Protection Systems -- IEC 61850 Based Protection Systems -- Power Quality Issues and Mitigation Techniques in Microgrid -- Control and Protection of the Smart Microgrids using Internet of Things: Technologies, Architectures, and Applications.