Abstract
In the last century, there was no major alteration in the structure of power grids. Studies have shown that existing infrastructure is no longer suitable to meet requirements of the future. To overcome the challenges and fulfil future requirements, we need a network that is reliable, efficient and intelligent. This has led to the development of emerging concept of smart grid (SG). Smart grids are the next generation of electrical power grids; a promising solution to overcome energy crises. Smart grid system is the integration of advanced computing and communication technologies with power system infrastructure. In this paper, we provide a survey of the communication infrastructure in smart grids that includes communication architecture and different network compositions, technologies, and intelligent functions that are employed in this architecture. This survey is expected to provide improved understanding of the technologies, its potential benefits and impact. Moreover, we intend to provoke interest amongst the research community to discover more about this emerging area to realize the potential of smart grid concept.
Highlights
The power grid infrastructure being used has been unchanged for about 100 years
The main objective of this paper is to provide a survey on smart gird communication architecture and communication technologies in smart grid
We presented a survey on communication technologies and recent trends for automation of smart grids
Summary
The power grid infrastructure being used has been unchanged for about 100 years. This power grid did well in providing power supply to the consumers until last 2 decades. Demand for the electricity is increasing day by day and present power grid is not sound enough to counter the demands. Masood Aslam et al.: Smart Grid Communication Infrastructure, Automation Technologies and Recent Trends free and good for the environment. In order to make smart grids adaptive and intelligent to varying system requirement and load conditions, Machine Learning (ML) methods can be applied to provide solution to the complex problems. This data-driven approach includes algorithms like Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), fuzzy logic, Support Vector Machine (SVM) etc. The main objective of this paper is to provide a survey on smart gird communication architecture and communication technologies in smart grid.
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