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Smart Grid Fundamentals
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Smart Grid Fundamentals

by Radian Belu
February 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
486 pages
22h 54m
English
CRC Press
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6Smart Power Distribution, the Heart of Smart Grid

DOI: 10.1201/9780429174803-6

6.1 Introduction, Power Distribution in Transition

Electric utilities are transferring electrical energy generated at large power plants, in efficient and reliable ways, to the consumers through a complex network of transmission and distribution subsystems. Power delivery systems are designed to transfer the electricity produced in large generation centers to the final load points where consumers demand it. Power systems consist of four main subsystems: generation, transmission and sub-transmission, power distribution and end-users (loads). In a deregulated market, each subsystem is usually owned and operated by a different company, and free competition is permitted ...

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