Subject Code: EE6L014 Subject Name: Smart Grid Technology L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Power System, Power Electronics
Review of basic elements of electrical power systems, desirable traits of a modern grid, principal characteristics of the smart grid, key technology areas; Smart grid communication: Two way digital communication paradigm, network architectures, IP-based systems, Power line communications, advanced metering infrastructure; Renewable Generation: Renewable Resources: Wind and Solar, Microgrid Architecture, Tackling Intermittency, Distributed Storage and Reserves; Wide Area Measurement: Sensor Networks, Phasor Measurement Units, Communications Infrastructure, Fault Detection and Self-Healing Systems, Application and Challenges; Security and Privacy: Cyber Security Challenges in Smart Grid, Defense Mechanism, Privacy Challenges.
Texts/Reference Books:
  1. J. Momoh ‘Smart Grid: Fundamentals of Design and Analysis’ Wiley-IEEE Press, 2012.
  2. P.  F. Schewe ‘The Grid: A Journey through the Heart of our Electrified World’ Joseph Henry Press, 2006.