Smart grid communication network capacity planning for power utilities

Luan, Wenpeng; Sharp, Duncan; Lancashire, Sol

doi:10.1109/tdc.2010.5484223

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“…The first flow is from sensor and electrical appliances to smart meters, the second is between smart meters and the utility's data centers. As suggested in [17], the first data flow can be accomplished through power line communication or wireless communications, such as ZigBee, 6LowPAN, Z-wave and others. For the second information flow, cellular technologies or the Internet can be used.…”

Section: Communications Technologies Available For Smart Gridsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Grid Technologies: Communication Technologies and Standards

Güngör

Sahin

Koçak

et al. 2011

IEEE Trans. Ind. Inf.

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Abstract-For a hundred 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 twentieth century is ill-suited to the needs of the twenty-first. 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.

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Section: Communications Technologies Available For Smart Gridsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Grid Technologies: Communication Technologies and Standards

Güngör

Sahin

Koçak

et al. 2011

IEEE Trans. Ind. Inf.

2,199

773

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“…Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions can be meshed or pointto-point, with short local coverage or long range communications [13], [14]. Options for backhaul solutions might be fiber, wireless broadband, or broadband over power-line.…”

Section: B Communication Networkmentioning

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A Survey on Cyber Security for Smart Grid Communications

Yan

Qian

Sharif

et al. 2012

IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials

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Abstract-A smart grid is a new form of electricity network with high fidelity power-flow control, self-healing, and energy reliability and energy security using digital communications and control technology. To upgrade an existing power grid into a smart grid, it requires significant dependence on intelligent and secure communication infrastructures. It requires security frameworks for distributed communications, pervasive computing and sensing technologies in smart grid. However, as many of the communication technologies currently recommended to use by a smart grid is vulnerable in cyber security, it could lead to unreliable system operations, causing unnecessary expenditure, even consequential disaster to both utilities and consumers. In this paper, we summarize the cyber security requirements and the possible vulnerabilities in smart grid communications and survey the current solutions on cyber security for smart grid communications.

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“…The information flow can be considered as the concatenation of a flow from the sensor to the smart meters and of another flow between smart meters and the utility's data centers. L. Wenpeng suggests in [3], the first data flow can be accomplished through wireless communications or power line communication, such as ZigBee, and Z-wave; both technologies are ideal for home-area networks (HANs).…”

Section: Communication Technologies Available For Smart Gridsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Communication challenges in Smart Grid

Tsampasis¹,

Bargiotas²,

Elias³

et al. 2016

MATEC Web of Conferences

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Abstract. Smart grid is not a system, application, network, or single device. It is no surprise that there is no unique definition of the Smart Grid (SG): ABB says is an evolved grid system that manages electricity demand in a sustainable, reliable and economic manner, built on advanced infrastructure and tuned to facilitate the integration of all involved elements. However, the definitions from authoritative organizations follow a common theme: Smart grids utilize information and communication technologies to manage the energy distribution and optimize the transmission from suppliers to consumers and vice versa. Capacitor banks and reclosersneed the intelligent control to appropriately adapt the supply to the demand. In this paper, we discuss communication systems and the requirements they have to fulfill in the smart grid applications.

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Smart grid communication network capacity planning for power utilities

Cited by 70 publications

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Smart Grid Technologies: Communication Technologies and Standards

Smart Grid Technologies: Communication Technologies and Standards

A Survey on Cyber Security for Smart Grid Communications

Communication challenges in Smart Grid

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