smart grid
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electrical grid operated by automatic control devices or controled and maintained from distance
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Encyclopedic overview
Characteristics of a traditional centralized electrical system (left) vis-à-vis those of a smart grid (right)
The smart grid is an enhancement of the 20th century electrical grid, using two-way communications and distributed so-called intelligent devices. Two-way flows of electricity and information could improve the delivery network. Research is mainly focused on three systems of a smart grid – the infrastructure system, the management system, and the protection system. Electronic power conditioning and control of the production and distribution of electricity are important aspects of the smart grid.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “smart grid” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.