Electrical transmission systems and smart grids
Subtitle: selected entries from the Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology
By: Miroslav M. Begovic, editor
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781461458296; 9781461458302
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Electric power transmission; Smart power grids
Other titles: Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology.
Description: Electric transmission networks are among the largest human-made engineering systems: For example, the transmission network in the United States covers over 300,000 km of lines and is served by 500 companies (electric utilities). In sharp contrast to the very incremental developments of the last century, transmission and control technologies experienced a major breakthrough at the beginning of the 21st century. The rapid growth of new energy generation technologies (renewables), significant advances in information processing applied to system monitoring, planning, operation, control, and protection, radical changes in distribution networks, and key shifts in end user behavior (advanced metering and control of demand response) have combined to produce the modern integrated electrical infrastructure commonly referred to as the smart grid.-
Notes: "This book consists of selections from the Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology edited by Robert A. Meyers, originally published by Springer Science+Business Media New York in 2012"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Electrical transmission systems and smart grids, introduction / Miroslav M. Begovic; title: Distribution systems, substations, and integration of distributed generation / John D. McDonald [and others]; title: Renewable generation, integration of / Bri-Mathias Hodge, Erik Ela, Paul Denholm; title: Transmission blackouts : risk, causes, and mitigation / Damir Novosel; title: Wide area monitoring, protection and control / James S. Thorp, Arun G. Phadke; title: Smart grids, distributed control for / Frank Kreikebaum, Deepak Divan; title: Underground cable systems / Yamille Del Valle [and others]; title: Energy and water interdependence, and their implications for urban areas / Liz Minne [and others]; title: Sustainable smart grids, emergence of a policy framework / Marilyn A. Brown, Shan Zhou.