Sustainable Urbanism in China explores the notion of" Sustainable Urbanism" by
considering the role sustainable neighborhood planning plays in the larger picture of …

Upgrading current electricity grid to the so-called Smart Grid represents one of the major
engineering challenges ever. Hence, the road toward the Smart Grid will be long and needs …

In order to support various innovative demand response programs, smart grid needs a
wireless communication network with quality-of-service (QoS) support. This paper studies …

The smart grid of the future may equip customers with distributed generation and storage
systems that can change their overall demand behavior. Indeed, the smart grid's …

Advanced metering infrastructures (AMIs) represent one of the first steps in the smart grid
process, where power line communication (PLC) is emerging as the most cost-effective …

The traditional electricity grid has remained the same for most of last century, without major
architectural improvements. However, its requirements, guidelines and goals do have …

The integration of Distributed Generation, Electric Vehicles, and storage without
compromising the quality of the power delivery requires the deployment of a …

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructures are at the heart of
emerging Smart Grid scenarios with high penetration of Distributed Energy Resources …

The Smart Grid represents a revolution especially at distribution and customer levels,
bringing monitoring and control capabilities, traditionally available up to the primary …

Reducing electricity consumption and integrating renewable power generation sources
represent two of the main drivers of the so-called Smart Grid. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) …