UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO SMART GRID Evolution of Electric Grid, Concept, Definitions and Need for Smart Grid, Smart grid drivers, functions, opportunities, challenges and benefits, Difference between conventional & Smart Grid, National and International Initiatives in Smart Grid. (Chapter - 1) UNIT II SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES Technology Drivers, Smart energy resources, Smart substations, Substation Automation, Feeder Automation ,Transmission systems : EMS, FACTS and HVDC, Wide area monitoring, Protection and control, Distribution systems : DMS, Volt/VAR control, Fault Detection, Isolation and service restoration, Outage management, High-Efficiency Distribution Transformers, Phase Shifting Transformers, Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles(PHEV). (Chapter - 2) UNIT III SMART METERS AND ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE Introduction to Smart Meters, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) drivers and benefits, AMI protocols, standards and initiatives, AMI needs in the smart grid, Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU), Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED) & their application for monitoring & protection. (Chapter - 3) UNIT IV POWER QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN SMART GRID Power Quality & EMC in Smart Grid, Power Quality issues of Grid connected Renewable Energy Sources, Power Quality Conditioners for Smart Grid, Web based Power Quality monitoring, Power Quality Audit. (Chapter - 4) UNIT V HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS Local Area Network(LAN), House Area Network (HAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Broad band over Power line (BPL), IP based Protocols, Basics of Web Service and CLOUD Computing to make Smart Grids smarter, Cyber Security for Smart Grid. (Chapter - 5)
