SMART GRID

• A smart grid system is a self-sufficient electricity

network system based on digital automation
technology for monitoring, control, and analysis
within the supply chain.
• A smart grid technology is an essential to provide
easy integration and reliable service to the
consumers.
 Need for a smart grid
• One of the main characteristics of smart grid
is enabling customers to manage energy and
control their costs.
• Concerns over the environmental damage
from fossil fired fire stations
 Functions of Smart Grid
• Exchange data on electricity generators, consumers
and grids over the internet and process by means of
IT.
• Integrate numerous new smaller electricity
generation facilities
• Through sensors, communications, information
processing allow the utility to use higher degree of
network coordination to reconfigure the system to
prevent fault currents.
• Real time determination of elements ability to carry load
based on electrical and environmental conditions.
• Adjustable protective relay settings that can change in
real time based on signals from local sensors.
• Real time measurement of customer consumption and
management of load through Advanced Metering
Infrastructure that help customers make informed
energy use decisions.
• Real time feeder reconfiguration to relieve a load on
equipment , improve distribution system efficiency and
enhance system performance.
 Benefits of smart grid
• Self healing
• Motivates and includes the customer
• Provide better power quality
• Plug and play interconnection of multiple and
distributed sources
• Support energy market and encourage investment
and innovation
• Open up a wide range of electricity pricing options.
• Quickly restore power after outages.
 Challenges of Smart grid
• Strengthening the utility grid.
• Developing decentralized architectures.
• Developing communication infrastructure.
• Active demand side
• Integrating intermittent generation.
• Advanced power system monitoring protection and
control.
• Capturing the benefits of DG and storage.
• Preparing for electric vehicles.