smart power grid Articles
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A complex network approach for identifying vulnerabilities of the medium and low voltage grid
The vision behind the smart grid promises, among other things, to bring more attention to the lower layers of the distribution network where users are gradually transforming into prosumers. Independent of this transformation, users will expect the same (or higher) level of reliability of the infrastructure. In this paper, we consider physical samples from the Dutch medium and low voltage network ...
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Smart Grid: The game
In his best seller “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell shows that it is not equipment failure or storms that typically cause planes to crash, but wrong decision-making. Much the same can be said for the power grid crash that took down a large swath of the Northeast in August 2003. The emerging smart grid is supposed to make our power system more reliable. The bad news is that it also will add complexity ...
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Many hamsters: how the EU can enable private firms to provide renewable energy
This paper investigates the energy investment needs of the European Union (EU), including renewable energy. Europe currently has little or no economic growth, and interest rates are expected to rise. Given the state of many EU countries' economies, this is a good time to encourage investment because - according to Keynesian economics - extra spending can stimulate economic activity. The current ...
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Commercial Supercapacitors
What is a super capacitor? A Waterproof Supercapacitor is a new type of energy storage device, different between a conventional capacitor and a rechargeable battery. Super capacitor, also known as electrochemical capacitors, electric double layer capacitors, gold capacitors, and farad capacitors, are electrochemical components that have been developed by polarized electrolytes since the 1970s and ...
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Efficiency “sweet spot” for investors
Energy efficiency appears to have married rich in partnering with smart grid. Yet another report shows that together they have formed what has become today’s most appealing clean tech sector for venture capital. Ernst & Young, using data from Dow Jones VentureSource, recently reported that financing rounds grew 11% in 2009 for energy efficiency, this as deals for the clean tech sector as a whole ...
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Could Grid Modernization Provide the Path to a More Equal Society?
Smart grids have been in the headlines for over a decade. Today we’ve finally reached an impasse: our existing energy infrastructure is no longer fit for purpose. It is crumbling under the weight of abnormal weather conditions, demand fluctuations, and momentous changes to baseloads, historically supported by fossil fuels. Just a few short months ago, flash flooding across Europe left many ...
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The reliability and safety for smart energy meter
Smart energy meter with bi-directional communication, load control functions, has various sensing device and data judgment capabilities. These special functions allow the smart energy meter itself to make the information feedback and actions. Smart meters regularly transmit various real-time power consumption data to the platform , and immediately send the alarm message to the platform and ...
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Trend ! Global Smart Electricity Meter
With the continuous development of science and technology, the continuous growth of global energy demand and the continuous improvement of environmental awareness, the application of smart meters is becoming more and more extensive, becoming an important part of global power management, different countries and regions have adopted different development models and strategies, but have achieved ...
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Changing the energy game with the ‘power of one’
Who among us has not eagerly described the smart meter to a non-energy person only to be greeted by a blank stare, or worse the retort: “Why would I want to track my electricity costs all day?” You try to explain the profound applications: smart appliances that talk to the power grid, consumer clubs that sell energy savings, your car serving as a power plant. But the conversation ...
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Looking forward to the day smart grid dies
The title of this blog might strike you as kind of weird, especially this week. After all, the Electric Power Research Institute made the news with a study showing that smart grid is going to be far bigger than we first thought. Smart grid in simplest terms brings to the electrical grid the digital intelligence of computers and the Internet. Just seven years ago EPRI expected smartening the grid ...
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Tariff power meter with different price periods
Tariff power meter divides the day into different electricity price periods and records energy consumption. It encourages rational electricity use and peak load shifting to optimize energy allocation and stabilize power systems. It can change consumers' electricity habits by displaying daily power consumption and cost savings. Supporting systems and education are necessary for effective ...
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How is the energy meter monitor used in the power industry?
Energy meter monitor, as an advanced measuring and management tool, have been widely applied in the power industry. With the rapid development of the energy market and the increasing demand for electricity, the power industry faces many challenges such as energy efficiency, cost control, and environmental protection. Let's explore in detail the application and importance of energy meter monitors ...
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The Smart Grid ‘Acid Test’ – Accommodating Variable Renewable Energy (VRE)
In the previous posts, we have discussed the need for the regulators and policy makers to develop a new framework on which to build Smart Grid. The next stage is to investigate how much VRE can be accommodated through Smart Grid. Maximising the amount of VRE that can be accommodated is the ‘Acid Test’ for Smart Grid. We are moving from a central system that provides consistent power ...
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