This White Paper describes the innovative technology components which could make up what is loosely called “smart grid” and maps the individual components to their functionalities/applications. In a second step, these functionalities are mapped to the resulting benefits. This assists in identifying which technology should be considered as next step investment given the local network conditions and the business case motivating the investment.
This is the first of three white papers intended to help power utility companies, financing institutions and regional decision makers understand the various smart grid technologies, identify the current level of automation maturity of their local network and identify key business drivers for smart grid investments.
1) White Paper 1: Smart Grid Components - Functionalities and Benefits.
2) White Paper 2: Framework for assessing level of network automation maturity.
3) White Paper 3: Case Studies for next step smart grid investment road map.