TECH - SMART GRID AND GREEN ENERGY
Abstract: Smart grid is the revolutionary undertaking technology over the old grid technologies. It has automated and improved control systems, Renewable energy sources, Generation models and adherence to cross-jurisdictional regulatory structures. In old grids there is no two way communication between the utility and customers. And there is no any sensing along the transmission. That’s why we need smart grids. In principle, the smart grid is an upgrade of the common electricity grids that operate mostly to provide one-way power from several major power plants to a large number of consumers. This upgrade is expressed in the ability to operate in conditions of uncertainty in order to route the power supply in an optimal way that responds to a wide variety of situations, to encourage users in off-peak hours and charge premium rates from consumers who use energy during peak hours. The key to this capability is fast, accurate and two-way transmission of information between all parts ...