DocumentCode
1896408
Title
Smart Grid at National Grid
Author
Forte, Vincent J., Jr.
Author_Institution
Nat. Grid, Waltham, MA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
19-21 Jan. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Many electric utilities are investigating or implementing a Smart Grid. Smart Grid is expected to be the new industry platform. Since this is a work in progress it is in the industry´s interest to discuss not only achievements but also the vision for this new platform. In this way industry norms for Smart Grid can be allowed to develop in an efficient and collective manner. This paper describes National Grid´s vision for Smart Grid in its franchise area, implementation to date of that vision, and its achievements to date.
Keywords
smart power grids; National grid; industry platform; smart grid; Automatic control; Communication switching; Communication system control; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Energy consumption; Hybrid electric vehicles; Intelligent sensors; Smart grids; Switches; Distribution Automation; Intelligent control; Intelligent networks; Intelligent systems; Power distribution control; SCADA systems; Smart Grid;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT), 2010
Conference_Location
Gaithersburg, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6264-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-6333-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISGT.2010.5434729
Filename
5434729
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