DocumentCode
2390423
Title
Grid modernization efforts in the USA and Brazil - some common lessons based on the Smart Grid Initiative
Author
Suryanarayanan, Siddharth ; Ribeiro, Paulo F. ; Simões, M. Godoy
Author_Institution
Div. of Eng., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
25-29 July 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
This paper presents some comparisons between the trends in electricity infrastructure growth in the United States and Brazil, and attempts to identify commonalities and differences on grid modernization efforts in these two countries using the Smart Grid Initiative as a template.
Keywords
power system management; power system planning; smart power grids; electricity infrastructure growth; grid modernization; smart grid initiative; Brazil; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA07); Smart Grid Initiative; USA; grid modernization; transmission infrastructure;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location
Minneapolis, MN
ISSN
1944-9925
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6549-1
Electronic_ISBN
1944-9925
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PES.2010.5590186
Filename
5590186
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