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Smart Grid Communications: Overview of Research Challenges, Solutions, and Standardization Activities
Optimization of energy consumption in future intelligent energy networks (or
Smart Grids) will be based on grid-integrated near-real-time communications
between various grid elements in generation, transmission, distribution and
loads. This paper discusses some of the challenges and opportunities of
communications research in the areas of smart grid and smart metering. In
particular, we focus on some of the key communications challenges for realizing
interoperable and future-proof smart grid/metering networks, smart grid
security and privacy, and how some of the existing networking technologies can
be applied to energy management. Finally, we also discuss the coordinated
standardization efforts in Europe to harmonize communications standards and
protocols.Comment: To be published in IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorial
Smart Grid Technologies in Europe: An Overview
The old electricity network infrastructure has proven to be inadequate, with respect to modern challenges such as alternative energy sources, electricity demand and energy saving policies. Moreover, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) seem to have reached an adequate level of reliability and flexibility in order to support a new concept of electricity networkâthe smart grid. In this work, we will analyse the state-of-the-art of smart grids, in their technical, management, security, and optimization aspects. We will also provide a brief overview of the regulatory aspects involved in the development of a smart grid, mainly from the viewpoint of the European Unio
Privacy-Protecting Energy Management Unit through Model-Distribution Predictive Control
The roll-out of smart meters in electricity networks introduces risks for
consumer privacy due to increased measurement frequency and granularity.
Through various Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring techniques, consumer behavior may
be inferred from their metering data. In this paper, we propose an energy
management method that reduces energy cost and protects privacy through the
minimization of information leakage. The method is based on a Model Predictive
Controller that utilizes energy storage and local generation, and that predicts
the effects of its actions on the statistics of the actual energy consumption
of a consumer and that seen by the grid. Computationally, the method requires
solving a Mixed-Integer Quadratic Program of manageable size whenever new meter
readings are available. We simulate the controller on generated residential
load profiles with different privacy costs in a two-tier time-of-use energy
pricing environment. Results show that information leakage is effectively
reduced at the expense of increased energy cost. The results also show that
with the proposed controller the consumer load profile seen by the grid
resembles a mixture between that obtained with Non-Intrusive Load Leveling and
Lazy Stepping.Comment: Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 2017,
special issue on Distributed Control and Efficient Optimization Methods for
Smart Gri
Internet of Things-aided Smart Grid: Technologies, Architectures, Applications, Prototypes, and Future Research Directions
Traditional power grids are being transformed into Smart Grids (SGs) to
address the issues in existing power system due to uni-directional information
flow, energy wastage, growing energy demand, reliability and security. SGs
offer bi-directional energy flow between service providers and consumers,
involving power generation, transmission, distribution and utilization systems.
SGs employ various devices for the monitoring, analysis and control of the
grid, deployed at power plants, distribution centers and in consumers' premises
in a very large number. Hence, an SG requires connectivity, automation and the
tracking of such devices. This is achieved with the help of Internet of Things
(IoT). IoT helps SG systems to support various network functions throughout the
generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of energy by
incorporating IoT devices (such as sensors, actuators and smart meters), as
well as by providing the connectivity, automation and tracking for such
devices. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive survey on IoT-aided SG
systems, which includes the existing architectures, applications and prototypes
of IoT-aided SG systems. This survey also highlights the open issues,
challenges and future research directions for IoT-aided SG systems
Smart Meter Privacy with Renewable Energy and a Finite Capacity Battery
We address the smart meter (SM) privacy problem by considering the
availability of a renewable energy source (RES) and a battery which can be
exploited by a consumer to partially hide the consumption pattern from the
utility provider (UP). Privacy is measured by the mutual information rate
between the consumer's energy consumption and the renewable energy generation
process, and the energy received from the grid, where the latter is known by
the UP through the SM readings, and the former two are to be kept private. By
expressing the information leakage as an additive quantity, we cast the problem
as a stochastic control problem, and formulate the corresponding Bellman
equations.Comment: To appear in IEEE SPAWC 201
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