NAVIGATING THE ROAD TO SMART GRID-MODERNIZING THE CRITICAL COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE

摘要

Every day, utility industry employees deal with a frustrating, double reality. They work in an industry that powers the digital age, yet many utility operations and systems depend on old-fashioned, largely analog technologies. But change is coming in the form of smart grid using digital technology to help create positive outcomes for all utility industry stakeholders. It's important to remember the technical layers that make up smart grid when developing a transformation strategy. At the highest level, smart grid's technologies can be sliced into three layers.