The Smart Grid and Generation

摘要

A new generation of resources, technologies and devices are being deployed to build what's called the smart grid. More than just a new super transmission system, the smart grid will transform how electricity providers operate their systems. The smart grid emphasizes interoperability, renewable generation, distributed generation and storage options, including dispersed energy storage with electric vehicles. It's envisioned as a nationwide network that uses information technology to deliver electricity efficiently, reliably and securely. For power generators, the smart grid means managing distributed resources, absorbing energy storage and renewables and getting ready for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Smart grid technologies will strengthen the grid and change the way people produce and use power. With "smart" technologies, intermittent or distributed sources of power will be absorbed into the mix and a new generation of electric vehicles charged. The lines between generation, transmission, distribution and the consumer will blur.