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 the last few years, Industrial Information Integration Engineering (IIIE) has attracted much
attention by the information and communications technology (ICT) community. However …

Conventional electrical grid is transforming into smart grid—an evolutionary solution to
satisfy rapidly emerging and vibrantly changing requirements of utilities and customers by …

The rollout of smart grid solutions has already started and new methods are deployed to the
power systems of today. However, complexity is still increasing as focus is moving from a …

A higher flexibility and adaptability in industrial automation systems is an important
requirement which has to be addressed in industrial systems today. New software …

This paper presents the analysis and simulation of the performance of fault location and
isolation (FLI) in an automated power distribution feeder. This system is composed of two …

The emergence of LED luminaires that can be dimmed rapidly and frequently enables
radical innovations in street lighting automation. It is possible to save considerable amounts …

Standardisation has become imperative to retaining order and development in modern
society. The simplest actions, such as train timings and the width of the railroad, would be …

A microgrid is a small network of electricity users with a local source of supply that is usually
attached to a larger grid but can function independently. The interconnection of small scale …

Controllable devices in a classical centralized grid work independently, providing desired
functionalities for the owner only, making grid stability and efficient energy management …