Smart Grid Planning and Implementation

<p>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. </p>