TY - JOUR
T1 - A Perspective on the Future of Distribution: Smart Grids, State of the Art, Benefits and Research Plans
AU - Genduso, Fabio
AU - Favuzza, Salvatore
AU - Miceli, Rosario
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Currently, the design and operation criteria for electrical distribution networks are fastly changing due to some factors; among these, the progressive penetration of Distributed Generation (DG) is destined to cause deep changes in the existing networks, no longer considered as passive terminations of the whole electrical system. Moreover, the in- creasing application of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) will allow the implementation of the so called “smart grids”, determining new interesting scenarios. In the paper the problems and the potential benefits of DG, the possible new electrical distribution system models and the major research projects on smart grids are faced and reported.
AB - Currently, the design and operation criteria for electrical distribution networks are fastly changing due to some factors; among these, the progressive penetration of Distributed Generation (DG) is destined to cause deep changes in the existing networks, no longer considered as passive terminations of the whole electrical system. Moreover, the in- creasing application of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) will allow the implementation of the so called “smart grids”, determining new interesting scenarios. In the paper the problems and the potential benefits of DG, the possible new electrical distribution system models and the major research projects on smart grids are faced and reported.
KW - Distributed Generation
KW - Smart Grids
KW - Distributed Generation
KW - Smart Grids
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/69206
UR - http://www.scirp.org/journal/epe/
M3 - Article
SN - 1949-243X
VL - 5
SP - 36
EP - 42
JO - ENERGY AND POWER ENGINEERING
JF - ENERGY AND POWER ENGINEERING
ER -