Smart Grid Technology and Benefits

Smart Grid, Smart Power Systems, and Smart Electrical Equipment are terms used to describe the modernization of electric utility power systems with the extensive use of computer, sensor, and data communications technologies that provide the system the ability of superior performance from the standpoint of what energy consumers and utility owners want.

Topics include:

• What is Smart Grid and What Does It Do?
• What Does Building Smart Grid Involve?
• What Technologies are Needed?
• Advanced Distribution Automation
• Advanced Distribution Management System Applications
• Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
• Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
• Load Management and Demand Response
• Integrated Communications
• How Do People See Smart Grid?
• The Utility Perspective
• The Ratepayer Perspective
• Societal Benefits
• Summary
• Smart Grid at Quanta Technology
• Quanta Technology Experts in Smart Grid