Monitoring and Automation of Complex Power Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F: Electrical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2021) | Viewed by 16748
Special Issue Editors
Interests: design of measurement systems for monitoring and management of active distribution systems; development of solutions for distribution grid automation; power system state estimation; distribution networks; power system measurement; power grids; mathematical analysis; demand-side management; smart meters; distributed power generation; fault location; measurement uncertainty; power engineering computing; AC–DC power converters; Internet of Things; Kalman filters
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Interests: new measurement techniques; measurement uncertainty and propagation analysis; measurements for modern power networks; synchronized instruments; distributed measurement systems; power system state estimation; compressive sensing methods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electric power systems are evolving into increasingly complex systems, which require advanced monitoring and automation to achieve the desired targets of efficiency, security, and reliability. The automation chain integrates a set of different components, such as sensors and measurements, communication infrastructure, information technologies, energy management systems, and advanced control algorithms, which are all critical for the design of the overall automation solution. The system architecture that is used also has a key impact on the achievable reliability and scalability.
During the last several years, phasor measurement units and synchronized measurement systems have been being deployed to track the dynamic conditions of the grid and to enable new control applications. Modern ICT technologies are being integrated into innovative approaches to extend the functionalities of traditional automation schemes. Future energy management systems will rely more and more on the use of cloud-based technologies and Internet of Things concepts, while the roll-out of 5G communication will unlock new possibilities for highly distributed applications, thanks to low latency, network slicing, and edge cloud availability.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect research articles presenting innovative views and solutions for the monitoring and automation of transmission and distribution grids. Topics of interest include both the analysis of specific components of the automation chain and higher-level perspectives on platforms and system architectures. Contributions discussing issues, solutions, and practical experience from field deployments or pilot demonstrations are also more than welcome.
Dr. Marco Pau
Prof. Dr. Paolo Attilio Pegoraro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Grid monitoring
- Phasor measurement units
- Self-healing systems
- Advanced control methods
- Distribution system automation
- Energy management systems
- Advanced metering infrastructure
- Cloud-based architectures
- IoT platform
- ICT for energy
- 5G and edge cloud
- Substation automation
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