Some discussions on alternative energy resources with particular reference to smart grid technology

摘要

The electric power system is undergoing a profound change driven by a number of needs,including environmental compliance and energy conservation. Grid reliability, operational efficiencies and customer service become important with aging infrastructure.This paper includes a plan for electric utilities to make their distribution grid a modern one, a smart one, an agile one. Smart grid solutions, including distribution automation, asset management, demand side management, demand response, distributed energy management and advanced metering infrastructure, allow utilities to identify and correct a number of specific system issues through a single integrated, robust and scalable smart grid platform.The paper provides an overview of technologies being deployed and key smart grid applications being implemented.