TITLE:
A Perspective on the Future of Distribution: Smart Grids, State of the Art, Benefits and Research Plans
AUTHORS:
Rosario Miceli, Salvatore Favuzza, Fabio Genduso
KEYWORDS:
Distributed Generation; Smart Grids
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.5 No.1,
January
4,
2013
ABSTRACT: Currently, the design and operation criteria for
electrical distribution networks are fastly changing due to some factors; among
these, the progressive penetration of Distributed Generation (DG) is destined to
cause deep changes in the existing networks, no longer considered as passive terminations
of the whole electrical system. Moreover, the increasing application of Information
Communication Technologies (ICT) will allow the implementation of the so called
“smart grids”, determining new interesting scenarios. In the paper the problems
and the potential benefits of DG, the possible new electrical distribution system
models and the major research projects on smart grids are faced and reported.