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Smart Grid and Smart Homes: Key Players and Pilot Projects

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The smart grid (SG) is envisioned as providing a communications network for the energy industry, similar to that which the Internet now provides for business and personal communications. The SG offers new business opportunities for different kind of industries, such as smart-meter vendors, electric utilities, and telecom operators from all around the world. This article deals with issues related to smart homes (SHs) and smart metering, which are key elements in the new SG. It introduces the key players in this field and points out the research challenges. Finally, SG pilot projects and field tests from all around the world and the deployment of advance metering infrastructure projects in North America, Asia, and Europe are summarized.

Source: IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine

DOI: 10.1109/mie.2012.2207489

Authors: Vehbi Gungor, Dilan Sahin, Taskin Kocak, Salih Ergut, Concettina Buccella, Carlo Cecati, Gerhard Hancke

Institutions: Bahçeşehir University, Avaya (United States), University of L'Aquila, University of Pretoria

Language: English

Topic: Smart Grid Energy Management

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2017809872

FWCI: 10

Cites: 39

Cited by: 200

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