SmartGrids

SmartGrids

Edited by

Nouredine Hadjsaïd and Jean-Claude Sabonnadière, INP Grenoble, France


ISBN : 9781848212619

Publication Date : April 2012

Hardcover 384 pp

145.00 USD

Co-publisher

Description


On a worldwide basis, the development of SmartGrids is a consistent answer to the problem of an efficient and sustainable delivery of electric energy through distribution grids. SmartGrids are a combination of information and communication technologies and new energy technologies. There are many different definitions of the concept of SmartGrids and thus it appears indispensable to gather the knowledge available from both industry and research laboratories in one book. Distributed generation is rightly receiving an increased amount of attention and will become an integral part of urban energy systems, providing consumers and energy providers with safe, affordable, clean, reliable, flexible and readily-accessible energy services.

The aim of this book is to describe future electricity networks that will enable all energy services to become sustainable. The traditional design of network control systems with a centralized structure is not in-line with the paradigm of the unbundled electricity system and decentralized control; this is highlighted by looking at how future active networks will efficiently link small- and medium-scale power sources with consumer demands, allowing decisions to be made on how best to operate in real time. It also looks at the level of control required: power flow assessment, voltage control and protection require cost-competitive technologies and new communication systems with more sensors and actuators than presently used, certainly in relation to the distribution systems. To manage active networks, a vision of grid computing is created that assures universal access to computing resources. An intelligent grid infrastructure gives more flexibility concerning demand and supply, providing new instruments for optimal and cost-effective grid operation at the same time.

Contents


1. SmartGrids: Motivation, Stakes and Perspectives, Nouredine Hadjsaïd and Jean-Claude Sabonnadière.
2. From the SmartGrid to the Smart Customer: the Paradigm Shift, Catherine Failliet.
3. Transmission Grids: Stakeholders in SmartGrids, Hervé Mignon.
4. SmartGrids and Energy Management Systems, Jean-Louis Coullon.
5. The Distribution System Operator at the Heart of the SmartGrid Revolution, Pierre Mallet.
6. Architecture, Planning and Reconfiguration of Distribution Grids, Marie-Cécile Alvarez, Raphaël Caire and Bertrand Raison.
7. Energy Management and Decision-aiding Tools, Yvon Bésanger, Bertrand Raison, Raphaël Caire and Tran-Quoc Tuan.
8. Integration of Vehicles with Rechargeable Batteries into Distribution Networks, Florent Cadoux and George Gross.
9. How Information and Communication Technologies Will Shape SmartGrids, Gilles Privat.
10. Information Systems in the Metering and Management of the Grid, Hervé Barancourt.
11. Smart Meters and SmartGrids: An Economic Approach, Jacques Percebois.
12. The Regulation of SmartGrids, Didier Laffaille.

About the authors/editors


Nourredine Hadjsaïd is Professor at Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble in France, Director of the IDEA Consortium and a member of the International Energy Agency.

Jean-Claude Sabonnadière is Emeritus Professor at the Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble in France. He is also an advisor to the President of the Industrial Cluster TENERRDIS (Alternative Energies), a consultant on energy systems and innovation, Life Fellow of the IEEE (USA), Fellow of IEE (UK), Emeritus of SEE (France).

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