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The US Department of Energy lists five technologies that will drive the adoption of the smart grid. The first is: Improved interfaces and decision support, to amplify human decision-making, transforming grid operators and managers quite literally into visionaries when it come to seeing into their systems. Source: US DOE “The Smart Grid: An Introduction.” PR: wait… The US Department of Energy lists five technologies that will drive the adoption of the smart grid. The first is: Advanced control methods, to monitor essential components, enabling rapid diagnosis and [=-precise solutions appropriate to any event. Source: US DOE “The Smart Grid: An Introduction.” PR: wait… The US Department of Energy lists five technologies that will drive the adoption of the smart grid. The third is: Advanced components, to apply the latest research in superconductivity, storage, power electronics and diagnostics Source: US DOE “The Smart Grid: An Introduction.” PR: wait… The US Department of Energy lists five technologies that will drive the adoption of the smart grid. The second is: Sensing and measurement technologies, to support faster and more accurate response such as remote monitoring, time-of-use pricing and demand-side management. Source: US DOE “The Smart Grid: An Introduction.” PR: wait… The US Department of Energy lists five technologies that will drive the adoption of the smart grid. The first is: Integrated communications, connecting components to open architecture for real-time information and control, allowing every part of the grid to both ‘talk’ and ‘listen.’ Source: US DOE “The Smart Grid: An Introduction.” PR: wait… The reliability of electric systems can be broken down into two concepts*: Adequacy Adequacy implies that there are sufficient generation and transmission resources installed and available to meet projected electrical demand plus reserves for contingencies. Security Security implies that the system will remain intact operationally (i.e., will have sufficient available operating capacity) even after outages or other equipment failure. The [...] According to a US DOE report, the United States energy grid is 99.97% reliable. One of the major goals of the smart grid initiative is to increase this reliability. The US Department of Energy estimates that Smart Grid enhancements will ease congestion and increase energy utilization. This will allow utilities to send 50% to 300% more electricity through existing energy corridors. The real break through for the US smart grid will occur when two-way digital communication and plug-and-play cababilities become reality. Source: US DOE: “The Smart Grid: An Introduction” According to the US Department of Energy, power outages are impacting a larger number of energy users than they did in the past: “41% more outages affected 50,000 or more consumers in the second half of the 1990s than in the first half of the decade. The “average” outage affected 15 percent more consumers from 1996 to 2000 than from [...] |
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