Alphagrid, a Smartgrid Considering People 인간을 고려하는 스마트그리드, 알파그리드 (original) (raw)

Alphagrid is a futuristic smartgrid which preventively responds to uncertainties in the new environment of energy industry. Smartgrid, depending on ICT, aims to improve efficiency via automation of power systems. Although smartgrid utilizes two-way communication technologies such as smart devices, it has a limited understanding of people as prosumers. Alphagrid is an advanced smartgrid, in that it considers uncertainties that can be caused by human factors. Cutting-edge technologies such as deep learning, big data, electric vehicles, renewable energies, internet of things, smart sensors, smart devices, and block-chain will develop microgrids which are small, localized energy systems. Eventually, P2P energy trading markets, where people buy and sell energies stored by conservation and solar generation, will emerge. People are likely to be rational in pursuing their best interests, whereas they are irrationally biased and emotional. Thus, people sometimes show their irrationality to energy policies which are influenced by social and political factors. This can result in vast amount of social costs. Moreover, decentralized P2P energy trading markets can be exposed to human uncertainties which already drove financial markets to catastrophes. Therefore, alphagrid should consider social, political, and human factors as well as technologies.