Smart Grids

Name: Smart Grids
Brand: Taylor & Francis Inc
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Clouds, Communications, Open Source, and Automation

By: David Bakken (Editor)

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Hardcover | 19 May 2014 | Edition Number 1

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466 Pages

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23.4 x 15.6 x 2.9

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The utilization of sensors, communications, and computer technologies to create greater efficiency in the generation, transmission, distribution, and consumption of electricity will enable better management of the electric power system. As the use of smart grid technologies grows, utilities will be able to automate meter reading and billing and consumers will be more aware of their energy usage and the associated costs. The results will require utilities and their suppliers to develop new business models, strategies, and processes.

With an emphasis on reducing costs and improving return on investment (ROI) for utilities, Smart Grids: Clouds, Communications, Open Source, and Automation explores the design and implementation of smart grid technologies, considering the benefits to consumers as well as businesses. Focusing on industrial applications, the text:

Provides a state-of-the-art account of the smart grid
Explains how smart grid technologies are currently being used
Includes detailed examples and test cases for real-life implementation
Discusses trade-offs associated with the utilization of smart grid technologies
Describes smart grid simulation software and offers insight into the future of the smart grid

The electric power grid is in the early stages of a sea of change. Nobody knows which business models will survive, but companies heeding the lessons found in Smart Grids: Clouds, Communications, Open Source, and Automation might just increase their chances for success.

Industry Reviews

"... a well-planned research material for academic and industry professionals interested in the future of power generation and distribution. ... This book is needed to promote discussion among professionals about the direction of smart grid evolution. ... The book can be used as a primary material in an advanced-level course dedicated toward smart grids, as well as a supplementary material in a power distribution concepts course. ... The complex ideas conveyed in this book are written in an easy-to-understand way, leaving the reader with a desire to read more."
-Jerzy Swic, Silicomotive Solutions, Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

"Especially noteworthy are the different contributions merging Smart Grid developments with Cloud Computing, showing up ways to improve grid reliability and power quality through on demand access to scalable computing resources while at the same time reducing IT infrastructure and maintenance cost for Smart Grid operators."
-Dr. Lars T. Berger, BreezeSolve

"Cloud computing is critical for implementing smart grid technologies and this book provides great background material for researchers in the traditional power system area to learn and use this important technology. This book also provides an entry for cloud computing experts to apply their research to smart grids."
-Hemanshu R. Pota, The University of New South Wales Canberra, Australia

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