Communication networks for smart grids : making smart grid real
Kenneth C. Budka, Jayant G. Deshpande, Marina Thottan
- London : Springer, c2016.
- xviii, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Computer communications and network .
Introduction to Smart Grids -- Elements of Power Systems for Networking Practitioners -- Elements of Communication Networking for Power Systems Practitioners -- Conventional Applications in Utility Operations -- Smart Grid Applications -- A Communication Network Architecture for the Smart Grid -- An Overview of Smart Grid Network Design Process -- Network Security -- WAN and FAN Technologies for the Smart Grid -- Smart Grid Data Management -- Communication Network Transformation -- Future of Smart Grid Communication Networks -- Icons Used in Figures -- Smart Grid Characterization -- Fourier Analysis -- Voice over IP and Quality of Service.
A 21st century clean energy economy demands a 21st century electricity grid, yet the communication networks of many utilities today are ill-equipped for smart grid evolution. This must-read text/reference presents an application-centric approach to the development of smart grid communication architecture and network transformation.