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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6549-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2010.5590186
