Renewable energy sources are one key enabler to decrease greenhouse gas emissions
and to cope with the anthropogenic climate change. Their intermittent behavior and limited …

In a dynamic and rapidly changing world, customers' often conflicting demands have
continued to evolve, outstripping the ability of the traditional factory to address modern-day …

Process industries cover a wide set of industries, in which the processes are controlled by a
combination of distributed control systems (DCSs) and programmable logic controllers …

The so-called fourth industrial revolution features the application of modern Information &
Communication Technology (ICT) concepts and technologies in industrial contexts to create …

One of the main and essential features in microgrids is a reliable and secure communication
networks which enable two-way communication between microgrids components and …

Numerous research laboratories engaged in developing advanced algorithms for controlling
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) face constraints due to the absence of specialized …

This paper deals with Industrial Control Systems (ICS) of the electrical sector and especially
on the Smart Grid. This sector has been particularly active at establishing new standards to …

Automation technologies are a key enabler to realize the vision of so called Smart Grids.
They realize the interface between the power system infrastructure that is used to reliably …

The advent of Industry 4.0 has resulted in a paradigm shift in the role of assembly lines in a
manufacturing system. Previously, assembly lines were the central component in bringing …

The current advancements of energy, information, communication, and automation
technologies and their integration have provided ways for the energy industry to transform …