Title :
A proposed communications infrastructure for the smart grid
Author :
Aggarwal, Amit ; Kunta, Swathi ; Verma, Pramode K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA
Abstract :
This paper explores and fortifies the need for a robust communications infrastructure for the upcoming smart grid and computes the bandwidth requirement for a hypothetical grid infrastructure. It presents the architecture of the current distribution system and shows that even for a medium-sized grid, the latency requirements of messages on the smart grid will require optical fibers as the transmission medium.
Keywords :
optical fibres; power distribution; smart power grids; communication infrastructure; distribution system; hypothetical grid infrastructure; medium-sized grid; optical fibers; smart grid; transmission medium; Computer architecture; Delay; Energy consumption; Grid computing; Physics computing; Power engineering and energy; Power grids; Power transmission lines; Smart grids; Telecommunication computing; Communication systems; Optical fibers; Power distribution; Power system communication;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT), 2010
Conference_Location :
Gaithersburg, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6264-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6333-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISGT.2010.5434764
