Power line communications (PLC) have been an active research area for many years and it
is still the case, mainly because they present economic and technical natural advantages for …

This paper describes an overview of the optimal energy coordination/management
approaches for microgrids. The article presents the smart grid environment in conjunction …

Solar photovoltaic is increasingly seen as a key technology for low-carbon electricity
generation. However, the deployment of growing shares of this technology is not without …

In order to improve the coverage and reliability of the information perception layer of the
power Internet of things, a method of constructing a cross layer fusion network of low-voltage …

Due to the smart grid (SG) operation, the power utilities are dealing with a cataclysm of big
data that demands advanced information technology (IT) infrastructure and business …

The electricity network is a complex communication medium with properties that depend on
both the topology of the grid and the usage pattern of the connected devices. These devices …

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

In the smart grid roadmap, the number of smart meter installations has grown at a large
scale from the grid to homes. To accommodate such a large scale of smart meter …

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

Smart Grids are composed of many features and new technologies which are gradually
incorporated to traditional electrical networks. Smart Metering is one of these new features, it …