Why Smart Grid Is Essential

Smart Grid: An answer to power crisis
Why Smart Grid is Essential

Our ageing Power grid system is starting to fail and it runs ineffciently emitting carbon into
air. And new clean sources like wind-energy which powers only part of a town. Right now our
falling power grid supplies energy to million houses which is less effective than Smart power
Grid. Of million mega watts of generating capacity about half of it comes from burning coal
and rest from other like hydroelectric ,nuclear power etc. of which 6% of all electric power
gets lost before it reaches to the consumers either through melting away as heat as it travels a
more than quarter millon miles through metallic wires or it simply shorted to ground. Giant
metal towers and wooden poles marching like soldiers across mountains and prairies alike,
with millions of miles of wire sagging from tower to tower and pole to pole. If we transform
this 6% loss in rupees it amounts to million of rupees. That is a huge loss in national
exchequer. It also causes load-shedding affecting industrilal production and inconvenience to
people.
The condition of fragile power grid
the age old power distribution grid
What is Smart Grid

A smart grid is a form of electricity network based on digital technology. A smart grid delivers
electricity from suppliers to consumers using two-way digital communications to control appliances at
consumers' houses; this saves energy, reduces costs and increases reliability and transparency. It
overlays the ordinary electrical grid with an information and net metering system, that includes smart
meters.
A smart grid is made possible by applying sensing, measurement and control devices with two-way
communications to electricity production, transmission, distribution and consumption. Parts of the
power grid that communicate information about grid condition to system users, operators and
automated devices, making it possible to dynamically respond to changes in grid condition.
A smart grid includes an intelligent monitoring system that keeps track of all electricity flowing in the
system. It also has the capability of integrating renewable electricity such as solar and wind. When
power is least expensive1 the user can allow the smart grid to turn on selected home appliances such as
washing machines or factory processes that can run at arbitrary hours. At peak times it can turn off
selected appliances to reduce usage,thereby can keep the power bill low.
Weve taken this massive infrastructure, the power Grid, somewhat for granted as it rapidly ages and
as we more frequently push its physical limits with our growing demands. Demands that will continue
to grow as the population increases, As the climate warms and air conditioners are needed. Computers,
plasma TVs, and other electronics invade every home and business. These demands will certainly
require new infrastructure, but will also require innovative new concepts and technologies to continue
to drive the economy forward.
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least expensive is a unique conception of power pricing. Price can be fixed according to demand. When
demand is high price per unit of power is high and least when demand is less.
What is inside
Powerline communications (PLC)
The smart grid begins with communications. OFDM (Orthogonal frequency-division
multiplexing) based PLC chipset delivers fast,reliable data communication over the long
distances required by large-scale infrastructures.
Powerline communications provides a technology platform for the smart grid
The advantages of OFDM-based PLC
Smart Grid Metering

Advanced metering infrastructure plugs energy consumers into the smart grid. The developed
system-onchip (SoC) metering solutions enables designers to integrate high-level functions
such as power analysis, advanced reporting, and tamper detection.
Monitoring:
Automated substations require precision analog solutions to ensure the high-quality power we
depend on. From low-noise op amps to simultaneous-sampling multichannel ADCs, we may
offer a complete portfolio of substation grade solutions.
High-performance solutions for power-grid monitoring/protection
The advantage of introducing Smart Grid

First, it is clear that the appliances, equipment, and electronics that eventually consume the
electricity must be able to communicate and ultimately support the optimal operation of the
entire
grid. Each of these devices must have the ability to understand the condition of the grid in
order to
prioritize their operation and use of electricity accordingly. By creating a simple but smart
interface,
these devices can rather easily be operated in alignment with the overall operational priorities
of
the grid. In addition, grid operators can measure and verify the efficient and economic
operation of
this equipment and properly incentivize superior operation.
Second, consumers themselves must also have the ability to understand grid operations and be
able to adjust their consumption of electricity accordingly. This doesnt mean that we all
become
grid experts or study grid operations. It means that we create simple, understandable interfaces
between the grid and the consumer that allow them to support the needs of a 21st century grid,
much as theyve adapted to 21st century communications and commerce. Consumers must be
provided with the ability to manage the energy consumption of their homes and businesses
in harmony with their lifestyle choices, values, and unique and variable requirements. Critical
information must be routinely communicated to each consumer in ways that allow him to
easily
make decisions that align with community, regional and national priorities, turning all of us
into
active participants in and beneficiaries of a smarter grid.
Third, we create a grid that easily and effectively absorbs new technologies and systems that
will
inevitably be developed and deployed. Whether solar panels and wind turbines that generate
clean power, fuel cells that run on carbon-free hydrogen, batteries that store electricity, plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles that reduce tail-pipe emissions or technologies yet to be invented, the
new,
smarter grid must readily integrate them to ensure a healthy, growing economy. As we
transition
over the next decade or two to a less carbon-intensive economy, easily integrating a variety of
new
technologies will be critical to reaching our goals.
The smart grid and smart electricity are already being created. Technologies that created
the Internet and modern communication are already revolutionizing how we deliver
electricity.
From coast to coast, utilities are changing out traditional meters for new smart meters that
will make the system more responsive. However, this is just the beginning. Appliances will
soon
be smart in a way that responds to grid operations and emergencies. Consumers will soon
be able to understand their use of electricity like never before, and so be able to contribute in
a tangible way, through smarter energy use and derived savings, to the health of the power
grid and the health of the economy.
Disadvantage of Smart Grid
One of the disadvantages a smart grid will overcome is the difficulty of connecting renewable
but intermittent sources of energy like solar and wind to the existing grid. This will require not
only ramping up the existing transmission via a highway of extra-high-voltage lines
(EHVs), but coordinating and balancing the generators (which must be brought on- and off-
line very carefully to prevent overload and consequent blackouts). Other possibilities for
integrating renewables safely into the grid include battery storage, and solar technologies like
molted salt which store energy as heat overnight.
It can be hacked so extra protection is required.

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Smart Grid: An answer to power crisis

Why Smart Grid is Essential

The condition of fragile power grid

the age old power distribution grid

What is Smart Grid

Powerline communications provides a technology platform for the smart grid

The advantages of OFDM-based PLC

Smart Grid Metering

High-performance solutions for power-grid monitoring/protection

The advantage of introducing Smart Grid

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