Smart Grid Network Architecture
Information in this chapter:
• Bulk and distributed generation architectures
• Transmission and distribution architectures
• Metering architecture
• Microgrids
• In-home systems
• System interdependencies
• Standards and protocols
Now that the term “Smart Grid” has been defined, it’s important to understand how the Smart Grid is architected. Unfortunately, the “Smart Grid” is not a single easily defined system, but rather an extremely complex interconnection of multiple systems. Many of these individual systems are also complex and built upon newer, more intelligent components of generation, transmission, distribution, and metering. Understanding the individual components—and how they are interconnected ...
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