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Smart Grid
Integrating Renewable, Distributed and Efficient Energy
Explains how smart power grids can enable greener, cleaner, and cheaper electricity production
Fereidoon Sioshansi (Edited by)
9780123864529, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 12 December 2011
568 pages, 50 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.2 cm, 0.87 kg
"The term ‘smart grids’ is widely referred to as a concept, but exactly what it means, how it might work and what the benefits are not always so clear. In this collection of contributions from a diverse range of international authors the idea and its applications are held up and examined from many different perspectives. The book covers four main areas; setting the context for smart grids; the growing role of renewable and distributed generation; smart infrastructure, prices and devices; and a section looking at case studies, applications and pilot projects….Sioshansi’s own conclusion is a little downbeat. While smart grids offer exciting opportunities, saving, benefits and a host of features and functionalities, they are simply beyond the capabilities of the existing grid. ‘It is abundantly clear that many remaining obstacles have to be overcome and pitfalls avoided––technical, regulatory, financial and behavioural to name a few––if we are to achieve the full potential benefits of smart grids’, he concluded." --Energy Spectrum "A brisk and wide-ranging introduction by Sioshansi sets the scene. The 19 chapters that follow, despite being by 19 different groups of authors, are readable and stylistically consistent, a tribute to Shioshansi’s editorship. All of the chapters also include copious references, valuable resources for anyone seeking deeper immersion in the topics." --Modern Power Systems "This is an excellent coverage of a sometimes misunderstood subject matter area – the so called ‘smart grid’. The approach in this book is to invite 54 co-authors- subject matter experts in various power systems fields – and create a definitive and practical reference. This is a book about the grid itself, and the transformations needed to deliver energy to customers in today’s world and tomorrow. It is not just a book for power engineers; it is for all types of practitioners and policy makers who are involved in this industry revolution." --EnergyNews, March 2012
The creation of a flexible, efficient, digitized, dependable and resilient power grid may well be the best route to increasing energy efficiency & security, as well as boosting the potential of renewable & distributed power sources. This book covers smart grids from A-Z, providing a complete treatment of the topic, covering both policy and technology, explaining the most recent innovations supporting its development, and clarifying how the smart grid can support the integration of renewable energy resources. Among the most important topics included are smart metering, renewable energy storage, plug-in hybrids, flexible demand response, strategies for offsetting intermittency issues, micro-grids for off-grid communities, and specific in-depth coverage of wind and solar power integration. The content draws lessons from an international panel of contributors, whose diverse experiences implementing smart grids will help to provide templates for success.
Part I: Setting the context: The what, why, how, if and when of smart grid Chapter 1: Smart grid is a lot more than just “technology? Chapter 2: Smart regulation for the smart grid Chapter 3: From smart grid to smart energy usage: Reengaging customer demand Chapter 4: Efficiency and ethics of dynamic pricing Chapter 5: The equity implications of smart grid Part II: Smart supply: Integrating renewable and distributed generation Chapter 6: Prospects for renewable energy: meeting the challenges of integration with storage Chapter 7: The smart grid vision and roadmap for California Chapter 8: Realizing the potential of distributed generation Chapter 9: What role for micro-grids? Chapter 10: Renewable integration through direct load control and demand response Chapter 11: Riding the wave: The potential of the smart grid for integrating wind resources Part III: Smart infrastructure, smart prices, smart devices, smart customers, smart demand Chapter 12: Software infrastructure and the smart grid Chapter 13: The evolution of demand response in RTO markets Chapter 14: Smart pricing in organized electricity markets Chapter 15: How large C&I customers respond to dynamic prices – the California experience Chapter 16: Smart pricing to reduce network investment in smart grids – the international experience Chapter 17: Where do customers fit into the smart grid puzzle? Chapter 18: Customer view of smart grid – Set and forget? Chapter 19: Customer side of the meter Part VI: Case studies and applications Chapter 20: Demand response participation in PJM’s energy and capacity markets Chapter 21: Ausgrid’s smart grid vision Chapter 22: Perfect partners: Wind power and Electric Vehicles – A New Zealand case study Chapter 23: Impact of EVs on day-ahead prices: The French connection
Subject Areas: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX]
