Smart grid-ready concept of a smart home prototype: A demonstration project in YTU

In parallel with the increasing consumption of the energy and with the arising of the environmental concerns, the researches have been focused on the possible ways of improving the conventional power systems. To that end, “Smart Grid” concept has been introduced in order to remedy the mentioned problems while incorporating various capabilities such as advanced metering, monitoring, self-healing and communication to the systems. Smart grid structure consists of numerous advanced components and among these, “Smart Home” is of great importance due to its handling difficulties caused by the behaviours of consumers. Therefore, an experimental smart home with various renewable energy sources and storage systems has been realized in Yildiz Technical University (YTU) in the frame of a project and in this study, the objectives and development of the project are described.