Big Data Computing

459Big Data Application

sets from within the very short time frame. Their commitment in generation

terms is expressed in a time scale that comes from hours to several days to

enable operators to change system parameters to follow the load.

The huge amount of real-time information available from various sen-

sors in the grid is one of the challenges to address with a modernization

effort known as the smart grid. Growing data rates in electricity domain

is a known fact, so the industry slowly makes the transition toward smart

grid, but there is one peculiarity: an increase in data is of multiple orders

of magnitude, not simply a doubling or tripling of the amount of data they

will be getting.

Installing smart meters at energy production ...