Guest Editorial Introduction to the Special Issue on 'Advanced Signal Processing Techniques and Telecommunications Network Infrastructures for Smart Grid Analysis, Monitoring, and Management'

Journal Article · Wed Jun 10 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13634-015-0230-1· OSTI ID:1242034

Bracale, Antonio ^[1]; Barros, Julio ^[2]; Cacciapuoti, Angela Sara ^[3]; Chang, Gary ^[4]; Dall'Anese, Emiliano ^[5]

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1. Univ. of Naples Parthenope (Italy)
2. Univ. of Cantabria, Santander (Spain)
3. Univ. of Naples Federico II (Italy)
4. National Chung Cheng Univ., Taiwan (Republic of China)
5. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Electrical power systems are undergoing a radical change in structure, components, and operational paradigms, and are progressively approaching the new concept of smart grids (SGs). Future power distribution systems will be characterized by the simultaneous presence of various distributed resources, such as renewable energy systems (i.e., photovoltaic power plant and wind farms), storage systems, and controllable/non-controllable loads. Control and optimization architectures will enable network-wide coordination of these grid components in order to improve system efficiency and reliability and to limit greenhouse gas emissions. In this context, the energy flows will be bidirectional from large power plants to end users and vice versa; producers and consumers will continuously interact at different voltage levels to determine in advance the requests of loads and to adapt the production and demand for electricity flexibly and efficiently also taking into account the presence of storage systems.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1242034
• Report Number(s): NREL/JA--5D00-64945
• Journal Information: EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Journal Name: EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing Vol. 48; ISSN 1687-6180
• Publisher: Springer
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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