[PDF] Smart Grids Infrastructure Technology and Solutions by Stuart Borlase

PREFACE

By no means earlier than has there been a lot consideration on the electrical utility trade and such widespread use of the phrase “sensible grid.” From the place we’re at present, the sensible grid has promised the glory of electrical grid transformation, utility heroes, unbelievable expertise breakthroughs, goals of shopper enamorment, a cleaner atmosphere, and job creation. Utilities and distributors alike have been clamoring to be the primary in sensible grid, many concepts of sensible grid have been offered, and there was week after week of some variety of sensible grid assembly or convention.

There have actually been some adjustments in the trade because the advertising and marketing hype round clever grid and sensible grid first began, and there have been some severe efforts at making sense of it all by collaboration and demonstrations worldwide. Nonetheless, elementary questions nonetheless stay: what precisely is sensible grid? how will we get there? and the favourite is sensible grid actual? Whereas sensible grid is an elusive time period with many completely different interpretations, there appears to be a gathering of vital mass in the pondering of the electrical utility trade across the wants of sensible grid and the reform in regulation, applied sciences, and purposes.

It’s with no doubt that the sensible grid initiative has gained a lot curiosity and backing worldwide, pushed partially by regulatory initiatives in superior metering and from funding alternatives, not solely in the USA, but additionally in different areas of the world. Smart grid has led to the give attention to extra environment friendly and environmentally pleasant electrical power options and has helped heighten the consciousness and dedication from customers in power discount. Modifications within the utility trade have traditionally been very gradual.

Will we get there—who is aware of at this cut-off date. Smart grid appears to be in a dormant section, spurred thus far by an preliminary give attention to deploying sensible meters and system-wide AMI by main regulatory and funding initiatives, at the moment held in verify by international market and monetary crises, and hesitant to progress primarily based on a blended assessment of previous successes and failures. This guide discusses the present buzzword within the electrical utility market, “sensible grid,” and solutions the next questions: what is sensible grid? why is the idea of a sensible grid receiving a lot consideration? and what are utilities, distributors, and regulators doing about sensible grid?..Sure, some applied sciences touted as sensible grid have been round for a few years, however I believe that in most circumstances with these present applied sciences there has not been a concerted drive to transfer away from pilots and demonstration initiatives to extra scalable and widespread deployments with sustainable advantages. I outline sensible grid in phrases of not what it’s, however what it achieves and the advantages it brings to the utility, shopper, society, and atmosphere. The sensible grid ought to give attention to developments in applied sciences and synergies within the integration of IT and operations purposes that may deliver extra far-reaching advantages than imagined at present and result in great change to the trade. Are we at this stage of sensible grid at present—after all not.

Smart Grids: Infrastructure, Technology, and Solutions

Author(s): Stuart Borlase

Series: Electric Power and Energy Engineering

Publisher: CRC Press, Year: 2012

ISBN: 1439829055,9781439829059

Book Description:

What exactly is smart grid? Why is it receiving so much attention? What are utilities, vendors, and regulators doing about it? Answering these questions and more, Smart Grids: Infrastructure, Technology, and Solutions gives readers a clearer understanding of the drivers and infrastructure of one of the most talked-about topics in the electric utility market—smart grid. This book brings together the knowledge and views of a vast array of experts and leaders in their respective fields. Key Features • Describes the impetus for change in the electric utility industry • Discusses the business drivers, benefits, and market outlook of the smart grid initiative • Examines the technical framework of enabling technologies and smart solutions • Identifies the role of technology developments and coordinated standards in smart grid, including various initiatives and organizations helping to drive the smart grid effort • Presents both current technologies and forward-looking ideas on new technologies • Discusses barriers and critical factors for a successful smart grid from a utility, regulatory, and consumer perspective • Summarizes recent smart grid initiatives around the world • Discusses the outlook of the drivers and technologies for the next-generation smart grid Smart grid is defined not in terms of what it is, but what it achieves and the benefits it brings to the utility, consumer, society, and environment. Exploring the current situation and future challenges, the book provides a global perspective on how the smart grid integrates twenty-first-century technology with the twentieth-century power grid.

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