A generic framework for the evaluation of the benefits expected from the smart grid

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 988-1008

  Livieratos, Spiros ^a   Vogiatzaki, Vasiliki Emmanouela ^a   Cottis, Panayotis G ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Benefits of smart grid; Grid reliability; ICT technologies for smart grid; Smart grid; Smart grid communications

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY MARKET; END USERS; EXPECTED VALUES; GENERIC FRAMEWORKS; GRID RELIABILITY; SMART GRID; SMART GRID COMMUNICATIONS; STUDY CASE; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

EID: 84874743283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6020988     Document Type: Review

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