Comparison of the development of Smart Grids in China and the United Kingdom

Author

Sun, Qiang ; Wu, Jianzhong ; Zhang, Yibin ; Jenkins, Nick ; Ekanayake, Janaka

Author_Institution

Dept. of Smart Grid Res., State Grid Energy Res. Inst., China

fYear

2010

fDate

11-13 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The current status of the development of Smart Grids in the UK and China was reviewed. The definitions, policy and technical drivers, technology composition, incentive mechanisms and industry actors of Smart Grids are discussed and contrasted. The comparison shows considerable divergence in the emphasis placed on different aspects of Smart Grids between the two countries. In particular the UK emphasizes developments within distribution networks, including the demand side, while China also emphasizes the UHV transmission.

Keywords

demand side management; distribution networks; high-voltage engineering; power system management; smart power grids; China; UHV transmission; United Kingdom; distribution networks; electricity demand response; smart grid development; Automation; Carbon; Economics; Electricity; Government; Smart grids; Smart Grid; demand response; distributed generation; power system; renewable generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT Europe), 2010 IEEE PES

Conference_Location

Gothenburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8508-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-8509-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGTEUROPE.2010.5638885

Filename

5638885