This book is intended for electric utility managers directors and power system planners regulators and policy makers interested in the steps needed to realize the value of a modern power delivery system. This book describes the elements needed in planning and implementing a Smart Grid by outlining how the electricity delivery system can be modernized so it monitors protects and automatically optimizes the operation of its interconnected elements-from the central and distributed generator through the high-voltage network and distribution system to energy storage installations and to end-use consumers and their thermostats electric vehicles appliances and other household devices. This comprehensive guide highlights emerging concepts of cyber and physical security resiliency and the newest architecture-The Integrated Grid. You’ll gain an understanding of how a two-way flow of electricity and information can be used to create an automated widely distributed energy delivery network. |Smart Grid Planning and Implementation
