This book bridges the divide between the fields of power systems engineering and computer communication through the new field of power system information theory.Written by an expert with vast experience in the field, this book explores the smart grid from generation to consumption, both as it is planned today and how it will evolve tomorrow. The book focuses upon what differentiates the smart grid from the "traditional" power grid as it has been known for the last century. Furthermore, the author provides the reader with a fundamental understanding of both power systems and communication networking. It shows the complexity and operational requirements of the evolving power grid, the so-called "smart grid," to the communication networking engineer; and similarly, it shows the complexity and operational requirements for communications to the power systems engineer.The book is divided into three parts. Part One discusses the basic operation of the electric power grid, covering fundamental knowledge that is assumed in Parts Two and Three. Part Two introduces communications and networking, which are critical enablers for the smart grid. It also considers how communication and networking will evolve as technology develops. This lays the foundation for Part Three, which utilizes communication within the power grid. Part Three draws heavily upon both the embedded intelligence within the power grid and current research, anticipating how and where computational intelligence will be implemented within the smart grid. Each part is divided into chapters and each chapter has a set of questions useful for exercising the readers' understanding of the material in that chapter.Key Features:* Bridges the gap between power systems and communications experts* Addresses the smart grid from generation to consumption, both as it is planned today and how it will likely evolve tomorrow* Explores the smart grid from the perspective of traditional power systems as well as from communications* Discusses power systems, communications, and machine learning that all define the smart grid* It introduces the new field of power system information theory

About the Author xiiiPreface xvAcknowledgements xxiiiAcronyms xxvPart One ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS: THE MAIN COMPONENT1 Introduction to Power Systems Before Smart Grid 31.1 Overview 31.2 Yesterday's Grid 81.3 Fundamentals of Electric Power 201.4 Case Studies: Postmortem Analysis of Blackouts 341.5 Drivers Toward the Smart Grid 421.6 Goals of the Smart Grid 431.7 A Few Words on Standards 461.8 From Energy and Information to Smart Grid and Communications 471.9 Summary 481.10 Exercises 502 Generation 552.1 Introduction to Generation 552.2 Centralized Generation 572.3 Management and Control: Introducing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems 732.4 Energy Storage 812.5 Summary 852.6 Exercises 863 Transmission 893.1 Introduction 893.2 Basic Power Grid Components 933.3 Classical Power Grid Analytical Techniques 983.4 Transmission Challenges 1103.5 Wireless Power Transmission 1183.6 Summary 1183.7 Exercises 1194 Distribution 1214.1 Introduction 1214.2 Protection Techniques 1384.3 Conservation Voltage Reduction 1454.4 Distribution Line Carrier 1464.5 Summary 1474.6 Exercises 1475 Consumption 1515.1 Introduction 1515.2 Loads 1525.3 Variability in Consumption 1685.4 The Consumer Perspective 1695.5 Visibility 1715.6 Flexibility for the Consumer 1765.7 Summary 1795.8 Exercises 180Part Two COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING: THE ENABLER6 What is Smart Grid Communication? 1856.1 Introduction 1856.2 Energy and Information 1926.3 System View 1986.4 Power System Information Theory 1996.5 Communication Architecture 2166.6 Wireless Communication Introduction 2246.7 Summary 2326.8 Exercises 2337 Demand-Response and the Advanced Metering Infrastructure 2357.1 Introduction 2357.2 Demand-Response 2367.3 Advanced Metering Infrastructure 2397.4 IEEE 802.15.4, 6LoWPAN, ROLL, and RPL 2447.5 IEEE 802.11 2557.6 Summary 2567.7 Exercises 2578 Distributed Generation and Transmission 2598.1 Introduction 2598.2 Distributed Generation 2608.3 The Smart Power Transmission System 2768.4 Wireless Power Transmission 2788.5 Wide-Area Monitoring 2818.6 Networked Control 2948.7 Summary 2988.8 Exercises 2989 Distribution Automation 3019.1 Introduction 3019.2 Protection Coordination Utilizing Distribution Automation 3069.3 Self-healing, Communication, and Distribution Automation 3099.4 Summary 3299.5 Exercises 32910 Standards Overview 33310.1 Introduction 33310.2 National Institute of Standards and Technology 33410.3 International Electrotechnical Commission 33510.4 International Council on Large Electric Systems 33910.5 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 33910.6 American National Standards Institute 34310.7 International Telecommunication Union 34710.8 Electric Power Research Institute 34810.9 Other Standardization-Related Activities 34910.10 Summary 35310.11 Exercises 354Part Three EMBEDDED AND DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE FOR A SMARTER GRID: THE ULTIMATE GOAL11 Machine Intelligence in the Grid 35911.1 Introduction 35911.2 Machine Intelligence and Communication 36011.3 Computing Models for Smart Grid 36411.4 Machine Intelligence in the Grid 37311.5 Machine-to-Machine Communication in Smart Grid 38311.6 Summary 38511.7 Exercises 38612 State Estimation and Stability 38912.1 Introduction 38912.2 Networked Control 39612.3 State Estimation 39712.4 Distributed State Estimation 39912.5 Stability 40212.6 Stability and High-Penetration Distributed Generation 41012.7 Summary 41112.8 Exercises 41213 Synchrophasor Applications 41513.1 Introduction 41513.2 Synchrophasors 41613.3 Phasor Measurement Unit 42613.4 Networking Synchrophasor Information 42713.5 Synchrophasor Applications 43013.6 Summary 43113.7 Exercises 43214 Power System Electronics 43514.1 Introduction 43514.2 Power System Electronics 43714.3 Power Electronic Transformer 44314.4 Protection Devices and Current Limiters 45214.5 Superconducting Technologies 45314.6 Summary 46014.7 Exercises 46115 Future of the Smart Grid 46515.1 Introduction 46515.2 Geomagnetic Storms as Generators 46815.3 Future Microgrids 47215.4 Nanoscale Communication Networks 47615.5 Emerging Technologies 48015.6 Near-Space Power Generation 48215.7 Summary 48415.8 Exercises 487Appendix: Smart Grid Simulation Tools 489References 493Index 507