Rising energy costs, losses in the present-day electricity grid, risks from nuclear power
generation, and global environmental changes are motivating a transformation of the …

The current power grid is no longer a feasible solution due to ever-increasing user demand
of electricity, old infrastructure, and reliability issues and thus require transformation to a …

In modern urban energy communities, diverse natured loads (homes, schools, hospitals,
malls, etc.) are situated in the same locality and have self-electricity generation/management …

Progress in Microgrid (MG) research has evolved the MG concept from classical, purely MG
power networks to more advanced power and communications networks. The …

Multi-energy generation grids (MEGGs) provide a promising solution for reliable operations
of cooperative various distributed energy resources (DERs), supply environmentally friendly …

Communication systems architecture, protocols, and tools are essential in microgrid
implementation to ensure stable, reliable, and optimal operation. This paper reviews …

Electric power reliability is one of the most important factors in the social and economic
evolution of a smart city, whereas the key factors to make a city smart are smart energy …

Abstract In recent years, Smart Grid technologies such as Advanced Metering, Pervasive
Control, Automation and Distribution Management have created numerous control and …

This paper proposes a new approach for real-time and adaptive Volt/VAr optimization
(VVO)/conservation voltage reduction (CVR) system using Intelligent Agents, communicating …

Smart grid-related blogs, newsletters, and conferences have endured numerous debates
and discussions around the issue of whether or not the smart grid integrated correctly. While …