SMART GRID
Roadmap
Introduction
Limitation of electricity network
Driving force for smart grid
Functions of smart grid
Growth
Opportunities
Obstacle
conclusion
What is Smart Grid
A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to
consumers using digital technology to save energy,
reduce cost and increase reliability and transparency.
The term "Smart Grid" was coined by Andres E.
Carvallo on April 24, 2007 .
Smart Grid is the combination of energy,
communications, software and hardware.
Limitation of electricity network
security threats
adequate reserves
un-interruptible supply
Driving force for Smart grid
Increasing reliability, efficiency and safety of the
power grid.
Flexibility of power consumption
GDP
Functions of smart grid
Be able to heal itself
Provide higher quality power that will save money
wasted from outages
Accommodate all generation and storage options
Optimize assets and Run more efficiently
Growth of market
8% compound growth rate.
$100 billion market till 2030.
Opportunities for companies
Advanced metering infrastructure(AMI) – general
electric, itron, landis+Gyr.
Utility needs for mange the usage data – Oracle, IBM
Home area network (HAN) – Control4, iControl
Mediator – CISCO
Gridpoint And tendril – Google and Microsoft
obstacle
Technology is not yet ready
Politics
Consumer respond
Conclusion
