Survey of smart grid standardization studies and recommendations - Part 2 (original) (raw)

Smart Standards for Smart Grid Devices

Grid codes for distributed energy resources had to be improved when medium voltage and later low voltage feedings became system relevant. On the other side of the balance sheet, the self-regulation effect of loads is continuously shrinking. Plug-in vehicles (PiV) have the potential to form a large collective, distributed power source which is able to filter a substantial part of short term power fluctuations. The intention of the authors is to sensitise interested readers to work on standards about the dynamic interaction between the grid and battery charging devices at an early stage of the deployment of this technology. The primary target is to avoid negative effects on grid stability, and to deliver positive auxiliary services with grid friendly consumption. In this article the authors explain the need for smart requirements not only for distributed generation, but also for dispatchable loads.

Communication Networks Standards for Smart Grid Infrastructures

2021

The upgrade of energy infrastructure to those of smart grids, necessarily goes through the provision of integrated technological solutions that ensure the interoperability of their business capabilities and reduce the risk of devaluation of the systems used. The heterogeneity of the infrastructures and the dynamics of their operating environment, requires the continuous reduction of the complexity, the faster execution of the processes and the easy addition of innovative counterparts. Also, the integrated management of the overall ecosystem demands the provision of end-to-end interconnection, quality assurance, the definition of strict security policies, collaborative integration and correlation of events. In this respect, every design detail can be critical to the success or failure of a costly and ambitious project, such as that of smart energy networks. This work presents communication operating standards specific to the smart electricity networks applications, which should be ta...

Enabling European electrical transmission and distribution smart grids by standards

IBM journal of research and development, 2016

Smart electrical transmission and distribution grids are seen as key facilitators of the industry innovation that are required to meet the challenges of de-carbonization, operation performance excellence, and consumer centricity. Electricity grids represent a complex system of systems with intense interactions between them and require the collection of large amounts of data from a variety of sources to improve the energy ecosystem operation. In this paper, we describe an IBM framework that combines industry standards and advanced technologies-including analytics, mobile, and IoT (Internet of Things)-to meet the smart grid industry challenge. The Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM) and accompanying standards are used as a reference to ensure the openness, loose coupling, and flexibility of the framework. A consolidated and standardized data model bridging traditional utility silos is essential for analytics in this framework and represents a canonical model for integration. While offering advanced service-oriented architecture and application-programming interface integration concepts, the framework allows for retention of traditional utilities' legacy applications, preserving investments made. The framework permits for mix-and-match of the flexible building blocks linked by industry standards, promoting an incremental deployment of services as per utility needs.

A Comparison of Smart Grid Technologies and Progresses in Europe and the USA

2012

This paper discusses historical and technical events in the U.S. and Europe over the last few years that are aimed at modernizing the electric power grid. The U.S. federal government has ratified the "smart grid initiative" as the official policy for modernizing the electricity grid including unprecedented provisions for timely information and control options to consumers and deployment of "smart" technologies. European countries are unified in researching and developing related technologies through various structures supported by the European Union. This paper presents the development of smart grids and an analysis of the methodologies, milestones, and expected evolutions of grid technologies that will transform society in the near future.

A Comparison of Smart Grid Technologies and Progresses in Europe and the U.S

Smart Grid Technologies: Communication Technologies and Standards

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2011

For 100 years, there has been no change in the basic structure of the electrical power grid. Experiences have shown that the hierarchical, centrally controlled grid of the 20th Century is ill-suited to the needs of the 21st Century. To address the challenges of the existing power grid, the new concept of smart grid has emerged. The smart grid can be considered as a modern electric power grid infrastructure for enhanced efficiency and reliability through automated control, high-power converters, modern communications infrastructure, sensing and metering technologies, and modern energy management techniques based on the optimization of demand, energy and network availability, and so on. While current power systems are based on a solid information and communication infrastructure, the new smart grid needs a different and much more complex one, as its dimension is much larger. This paper addresses critical issues on smart grid technologies primarily in terms of information and communication technology (ICT) issues and opportunities. The main objective of this paper is to provide a contemporary look at the current state of the art in smart grid communications as well as to discuss the still-open research issues in this field. It is expected that this paper will provide a better understanding of the technologies, potential advantages and research challenges of the smart grid and provoke interest among the research community to further explore this promising research area.

NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 3.0

2014

Framework Release 3.0 Background Since the release of the last edition of the NIST Smart Grid Framework and Roadmap for Interoperability Standards (Release 2.0), 1 in February 2012, significant technological advances in smart grid infrastructure have been implemented, supported by standards development across the entire smart grid arena. Examples include widespread deployment of wirelesscommunication power meters, availability of customer energy usage data through the Green Button initiative, remote sensing for determining real-time transmission and distribution status, and protocols for electric vehicle charging. The first release of the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards (Release 1.0) 2 was published in January 2010. Release 3.0 updates NIST's ongoing efforts to facilitate and coordinate smart grid interoperability standards development and smart grid-related measurement science and technology, including the evolving and continuing NIST relationship with the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) public-private partnership. Over the last decade, Congress and the Administration have outlined a vision for the smart grid and have laid the policy foundation upon which it is being built. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) codified the policy of the United States to modernize the nation's electricity transmission and distribution system to create a smart electric grid. 3 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) accelerated the development of smart grid technologies, investing $4.5 billion for electricity delivery and energy reliability activities to modernize the electric grid and implement demonstration and deployment programs (as authorized under Title XIII of EISA). 4 5 The president, in his 2011 and 2012 State of the Union Addresses, reiterated his vision for a clean energy economy, 6 and he underscored the Administration's commitment in the "Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future." 7

Convergence of Smart Grid ICT Architectures for the Last Mile

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2015

The evolution of the electrical grid into a smart grid, allowing user production, storage, and exchange of energy; remote control of appliances; and, in general, optimizations over how the energy is managed and consumed, is an evolution into a complex information and communication technology (ICT) system. With the goal of promoting an integrated and interoperable smart grid, a number of organizations all over the world started uncoordinated standardization activities, which caused the emergence of a large number of incompatible architectures and standards. There are now new standardization activities that have the goal of organizing existing standards and produce best practices to choose the right approach(es) to be employed in specific smart grid designs. This paper follows the lead of the National

A survey of smart grid architectures, applications, benefits and standardization

Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2016

The successful transformation of conventional power grids into Smart Grids (SG) will require robust and scalable communication network infrastructure. The SGs will facilitate bidirectional electricity flow, advanced load management, a self-healing protection mechanism and advanced monitoring capabilities to make the power system more energy efficient and reliable. In this paper SG communication network architectures, standardization efforts and details of potential SG applications are identified. The future deployment of real-time or near-real-time SG applications is dependent on the introduction of a SG compatible communication system that includes a communication protocol for cross-domain traffic flows within the SG. This paper identifies the challenges within the cross-functional domains of the power and communication systems that current research aims to overcome. The status of SG related machine to machine communication system design is described and recommendations are provided for diverse new and innovative traffic features.

Survey of smart grid standardization studies and recommendations - Part 2 (original) (raw)

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