Saudi ARAMCO´s efforts in smart grid

Author

Ghanam, Sami H. ; Shahrani, Bader S. ; Essa, Ahmed S. ; Hamrani, Majed M. ; Dubaikel, Faisal A. ; Awami, Ali T.

fYear

2011

fDate

17-20 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

9

Abstract

Due to the population growth and grid expansion to rural areas, the demand in Saudi electricity network is rapidly increasing. Consequently, the daily consumption of fossil fuels used to generate electricity is booming at an alarming rate. This has motivated the Saudi decision makers to explore different alternatives so as to improve energy efficiency and reliability both from the generation and demand sides. This paper gives an overview of the efforts taken by Saudi ARAMCO in this regard. These efforts include: (a) Implementation of new substation automation system based on the innovative IEC 61850 standards, and (b) Exploring options for the integration of renewable energy sources. These efforts will eventually culminate into the concept of smart grid to improve energy efficiency, reliability and cost effectiveness for the industrial sector.

Keywords

IEC standards; demand side management; fossil fuels; power consumption; power generation reliability; renewable energy sources; smart power grids; substation automation; Saudi ARAMCO; Saudi decision makers; Saudi electricity network demand; alarming rate; daily consumption; demand side; electricity generation; fossil fuels; generation side; innovative IEC 61850 standards; reliability; renewable energy sources; smart grid; substation automation; Circuit faults; Monitoring; Optical switches; Relays; Substations; IEC 61850; Power System Automation; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Aramco; renewable energy sources; smart grid;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Middle East (ISGT Middle East), 2011 IEEE PES Conference on

Conference_Location

Jeddah

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0987-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGT-MidEast.2011.6220797

Filename

6220797