IJERT-Smart Grid: The Future of the Electric Energy System (original) (raw)

2021, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (IJERT)

https://www.ijert.org/smart-grid-the-future-of-the-electric-energy-system https://www.ijert.org/research/smart-grid-the-future-of-the-electric-energy-system-IJERTCONV9IS04031.pdf The grid," refers to the electric grid, a network of transmission lines, substations, transformers and more that deliver electricity from the power plant to your home or business. The digital technology that allows for two-way communication between the utility and its customers, and the sensing along the transmission lines is what makes the grid smart. Like the Internet, the Smart Grid will consist of controls, computers, automation, and new technologies and equipment working together, but in this case, these technologies will work with the electrical grid to respond digitally to our quickly changing electric demand. The Smart Grid represents an unprecedented opportunity to move the energy industry into a new era of reliability, availability, and efficiency that will contribute to our economic and environmental health. The benefits associated with the Smart Grid include: • More efficient transmission of electricity. • Quicker restoration of electricity after power disturbances. • Reduced operations and management costs for utilities, and ultimately lower power costs for consumers. • Reduced peak demand, which will also help lower electricity rates. • Increased integration of large-scale renewable energy systems. • Better integration of customer-owner power generation systems, including renewable energy systems. • Improved security. A smarter grid will add resiliency to our electric power System and make it better prepared to address emergencies such as severe storms, earthquakes, large solar flares. Because of its two-way interactive capacity, the Smart Grid will allow for automatic rerouting when equipment fails or outages occur. When a power outage occurs, Smart Grid technologies will detect and isolate the outages, containing them before they become large-scale blackouts. The new technologies will also help ensure that electricity recovery resumes quickly and strategically after an emergency-routing electricity to emergency services first, for example. In addition, the Smart Grid will take greater advantage of customer-owned power generators to produce power when it is not available from utilities. By combining these "distributed generation" resources, a community could keep its health center, police department, traffic lights, phone System, and grocery store operating during emergencies. In addition, the Smart Grid is a way to address an aging energy infrastructure that needs to be upgraded or replaced. It's a way to address energy efficiency, to bring increased awareness to consumers about the connection between electricity use and the environment. And it's a way to bring increased national security to our energy System.