Design and Analysis of Smart Grid Technologies for Reliable and sustaible Energy Systems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 885
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Interests: energy systems and reliability
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Dear Colleagues,
Global concerns about greenhouse gas emissions have led to a rapid increase in renewable energy usage in power systems. A significant rise in intermittent generation, growing transmission congestion, high potential of wind and solar power growth as a type of distributed generation, and increased uncertainty in demand due to electric vehicles have brought about significant changes to energy use and management in modern power systems. These changes have and will create new challenges to system planning, design and operation in the attempt to achieve the reliable and efficient use of electrical energy. Smart grid concepts envision acquiring increased system knowledge to optimally operate and manage existing and emerging technologies. Future smart grids are expected to deploy compatible information technology, advanced sensing and automation technology, energy storage technology and implement smart initiatives on market mechanisms and demand participation to mitigate uncertainties in balancing supply and demand. Advanced smart grid technologies are revolutionizing the way we produce, distribute, and consume energy. For example, dynamic line rating technology can exploit the design margins of transmission lines to alleviate congenstion. These technologies can improve grid visibility, respond to outages faster, integrate renewable energy more effectively, and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. There is a need to revolutionize conventional methods of the analysis, design and construction of modern power components and systems not only to achieve reliable, afordable and sustainable energy systems, but also to make future grids more resilient to the forces of climate change.
Based on this, we must broaden our research to comprehend the benefits and drawbacks of the smart grid, and investigate the mechanisms and steps required to fully exploit its potential to maintain safe, reliable and affordable power supply to electricity consumers.
This Special Issue invites theoretical and empirical studies on the following themes, although other relevant topics will also be considered:
- The development and application of smart grids;
- Resilience and reliability analysis of smart grids;
- Technologies and challenges of smart grids;
- Renewable energy;
- Energy storage;
- Electric vehicles.
Prof. Dr. Rajesh Karki
Guest Editor
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