Modernization of the conventional power system is being driven by increased load, aging
infrastructure and proposed legislation to increase taxation of greenhouse gas emissions …

Failure propagation in smart grids (SGs) complicates and prolongs the recovery time as the
faults to be resolved increase. This paper presents the design and implementation of a …

Due to the evolution of smart grid technologies, the number of smart meters deployed in a
consumer area is rapidly increasing. As a consequence, network traffic issues in advanced …

This paper addresses the planning and deployment of wireless heterogeneous networks
(WHNs) for smart metering, based on a cross-layer solution. We combine the constraints of …

In last years, the power system operators are tackling many challenges for the renewable
energies integration on the grid. Further, the expected increase of electrical demand due to …

This paper proposes a design of IEEE 802.16 Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access (WiMAX) network to serve as a wireless communication platform for the smart grid …

A Smart Grid (SG) facilitates bidirectional demand-response communication between
individual users and power providers with high computation and communication …

The necessity for an efficient electrical network to reach the users demands and take
advantage of renewable energy sources has prompted some costumers to install small …

The existing radial topology makes the power system less reliable since any part in the
system failure will disrupt electrical power delivery in the network. The increasing security …

In a secured smart grid AMI environment, congestion management during data aggregation
with security encryption for privacy preservation is a challenging issue. By introducing data …