Smart grid cloud for Indian power sector

Smart grid is maximum optimization of energy management achieved through transmission and distribution automation, efficient use of existing network and integration of smart devices. The intelligent monitoring sensors generate enormous heterogeneous, uncorrelated and unstructured data which need large number of scalable storage servers. The analytic tools and control and optimization algorithms require reliable computation servers for self-healing, fault tolerant, load balancing, demand response and optimal power flow features. Also the customer web applications for real-time consumption patterns, flexible tariffs and online bill payments need designing and deployment tools. The lack of computing infrastructure and financial constraints are the primary challenges for full realization of complex smart grid in developing countries like India. The appliance of the cloud computing model meets the requirement of data and computing intensive smart grid applications. Through the proposed cloud computing model, smart grid can enhance the reliability, availability, safety, efficiency and environment friendliness of power sector.