ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines the design of a prototype web services—based framework for integrated smart grid (SG) modeling, monitoring, and control. It presents the control and operational issues of SGs. Consequently, novel control strategies and ad hoc energy management systems should be deployed for this new application. These facilities would support such applications as distributed energy resources (DERs) and demand response dispatch, distribution automation and substation automation, adaptive relaying, energy management, market pricing, grid modeling, operator displays, and advanced visualization system. The proposed architecture is based on the agent technology and aims at integrating several functionalities, as well as being adaptable to the complexity and size of the SG. The chapter shows that the required control and operational strategies of an SG can be observably and conceptually different from those of conventional power systems. These differences will depend on the type and depth of penetration of DER units, load characteristics, power quality constraints, and market participation strategies.
