Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The paper “reviews” different aspects of a “Smart Distribution Grid”, which the planning and operation engineers of a distribution company must know to make the distribution area “Smart”. First, it is proposed to explain the problems being faced when planning new power stations or new transmission lines and the reasons why it has become necessary for the power system engineers to request the distribution engineers to give increased emphasis on demand-response and demand-side management. Then, the paper gives the necessity of educating domestic, commercial and industrial consumers and also the distribution engineers about the energy conservation. Finally, the paper discusses the essential technological requirements of a smart grid, which are: “Smart Meters”, “Information and Communication Technology”, “Distributed Generation” and “Battery Energy Storage”. The paper ends with a brief description of developments of smart grids in India.
Author: S N Saxena
Institution: Bharat Heavy Electricals (India)
Language: English
Topic: Smart Grid and Power Systems
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4211025848