What exactly is smart grid? Why is it receiving so much attention? What are utilities, vendors, and regulators doing about it? Answering these questions and more, Smart Grids: Infrastructure, Technology, and Solutions gives readers a clearer understanding of the drivers and infrastructure of one of the most talked-about topics in the electric utility market—smart grid. This book brings together the knowledge and views of a vast array of experts and leaders in their respective fields. Key Features Describes the impetus for change in the electric utility industry Discusses the business drivers, benefits, and market outlook of the smart grid initiative Examines the technical framework of enabling technologies and smart solutions Identifies the role of technology developments and coordinated standards in smart grid, including various initiatives and organizations helping to drive the smart grid effort Presents both current technologies and forward-looking ideas on new technologies Discusses barriers and critical factors for a successful smart grid from a utility, regulatory, and consumer perspective Summarizes recent smart grid initiatives around the world Discusses the outlook of the drivers and technologies for the next-generation smart grid Smart grid is defined not in terms of what it is, but what it achieves and the benefits it brings to the utility, consumer, society, and environment. Exploring the current situation and future challenges, the book provides a global perspective on how the smart grid integrates twenty-first-century technology with the twentieth-century power grid. CRC Press Authors Speak Stuart Borlase speaks about his book. Watch the video

Table of Contents:
Overview of the Electric Utility Industry Stuart Borlase, Tim Heidel, and Charles W. Newton What Is Smart Grid, Why Now? Stuart Borlase, Steven Bossart, Keith Dodrill, Tim Heidel, Miriam Horn, John McDonald, Marita Mirzatuny, Lauren Navarro, Charles W. Newton, Mica Odom, Matt Wakefield, Bartosz Wojszczyk, and Eric Woychik Smart Grid Technologies Technology Drivers Stuart Borlase, Steven Bossart, Keith Dodrill, Joe Miller, Steve Pullins, Bruce A. Renz, and Bartosz Wojszczyk Smart Energy Resources Julio Romero Aguero, Thomas Bradley, Johan Enslin, Régis Hourdouillie, Casey Quinn, Aleksandar Vukojevic, Bartosz Wojszczyk, Alex Zheng, and Daniel Zimmerle Smart Substations Stuart Borlase, Marco C. Janssen, and Michael Pesin Transmission Systems Energy Management Systems Jay Giri and Thomas Morris FACTS and HVDC Stuart Borlase, Neil Kirby, Paul Marken, Jiuping Pan, and Dietmar Retzmann Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control Jay Giri, Zhenyu (Henry) Huang, Rajat Majumder, Rui Menezes de Moraes, Reynaldo Nuqui, Manu Parashar, Walter Sattinger, and Jean-Charles Tournier Distribution Systems Distribution Management Systems Stuart Borlase, Jiyuan Fan, and Tim Taylor Volt/VAr Control Stuart Borlase, Jiyuan Fan, Xiaoming Feng, Carroll Ivester, Bob McFetridge, and Tim Taylor Fault Detection, Isolation, and Service Restoration Witold P. Bik, Christopher McCarthy, and James Stoupis Outage Management Stuart Borlase, Steven Radice, and Tim Taylor High-Efficiency Distribution Transformers V.R. Ramanan Communications Systems Harry Forbes, James P. Hanley, Régis Hourdouillie, Marco C. Janssen, Henry Jones, Art Maria, Mehrdad Mesbah, Rita Mix, Jean-Charles Tournier, Eric Woychik, and Alex Zheng Monitoring and Diagnostics Mike Ennis and Mirrasoul J. Mousavi Geospatial Technologies Stephen Byrum and Paul Wilson Asset Management Catherine Dalton, Soorya Kuloor, Tim Taylor, and Steve Turner Smart Meters and Advanced Metering Infrastructure Mary Carpine Bell, Stuart Borlase, James P. Hanley, Chris King, Eric Woychik, and Alex Zheng Consumer Demand Management Stuart Borlase, David P. Chassin, Gale Horst, Salman Mohagheghi, Eric Woychik, and Alex Zheng Convergence of Technologies and Enterprise Level Integration Stuart Borlase, John Chowdhury, Greg Robinson, and Tim Taylor High-Performance Computing for Advanced Smart Grid Applications Yousu Chen and Zhenyu (Henry) Huang Cybersecurity Matt Thomson Smart Grid Standardization Work Erich Gunther Smart Grid Barriers and Critical Success Factors Stuart Borlase, Steven Bossart, Keith Dodrill, Erich Gunther, Gerald T. Heydt, Miriam Horn, Mladen Kezunovic, Joe Miller, Marita Mirzatuny, Mica Odom, Steve Pullins, Bruce A. Renz, and David M. Velazquez Global Smart Grid Initiatives Matt Wakefield and Bartosz Wojszczyk Smart Grid: Where Do We Go from Here? Stuart Borlase, Tim Heidel, Charles W. Newton, Bartosz Wojszczyk, and Eric Woychik Index