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- Smart and controlable network microgrid & Smart-Grid
- Inside : Power Engineering + Control & Automation Engineering + Information
Engineering
- Outside :
- Civil Engineering + Geological Engineering (Hydro Power)
- Mechanical Engineering (efficient machine, energy conversion, wind generator
design, sea-wave converter, etc)
- Physical Engineering (Solar Panel, Sound-energy harvester, wave energy converter)
- Chemical Engineering (hydrogen storage, battery)
- Industrial Engineering (plant planning, operation planning)
Future
The grid
The electric grid, a network of transmission lines, substations, transformers and
more that deliver electricity from the power plant to home or business.
Microgrid
A discrete energy system consisting of distributed energy sources (including
demand management, storage, and generation) and loads capable of operating in
parallel with, or independently from, the main power grid.
The primary purpose is to ensure local, reliable, and affordable energy security
for urban and rural communities, while also providing solutions for commercial,
industrial, and federal government consumers.
Benefits that extend to utilities and the community at large include lowering
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and lowering stress on the transmission and
distribution system.
Future
Smartgrid
The grid with digital technology that allows for two-way communication between
the utility and its customers, and the sensing along the transmission lines.
It consist of controls, computers, automation, communications infrastructure, and
new technologies and equipment working together.
More efficient transmission of electricity, Quicker restoration of electricity after
power disturbances, Reduced operations and management costs for utilities, and
ultimately lower power costs for consumers, Reduced peak demand, which will
also help lower electricity rates, Increased integration of large-scale renewable
energy systems, Better integration of customer-owner power generation systems,
including renewable energy systems, Improved security