Title :
Towards European smart grids
Author :
Zhang, X.-P. ; Rehtanz, C. ; Bai, X. ; Wu, Z. ; Häger, U.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Energy Res. & Policy, Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
The practice and future plans of smart grids in Europe are discussed in this paper. Firstly, the features of current power grid in Europe are introduced. Then, the plan of future European power grid with high penetration of renewable energy is introduced. After that, the practice of smart operation of interstate power grid is given. Finally, the most concerned issues and plans for the smart operation of expended smart transmission grid in Europe are explained.
Keywords :
power transmission; smart power grids; European smart grids; interstate power grid; large scale interconnected system; power systems; renewable energy; smart transmission grid; Educational institutions; Electricity; Europe; Power system stability; Security; Smart grids; CORESO; ENTSO-E; WAMS; smart grid;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1000-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2011.6039028
