IET, Communication, Control and Security Challenges for the Smart Grid

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the advanced control and communication technologies that are shaping the modern smart grid. Covering topics such as smart grid architecture, communications and standards, measurement and sensing devices, wide area monitoring, bad data detection, optimal energy management, and smart consumer systems, it addresses the challenges and solutions for integrating distributed and renewable energy sources. Additional chapters explore the role of energy storage, integration of plug-in vehicles, multi-agent control, compressive sensing for security and reliability, optimal placement of FACTS devices, and smart grid security policies and regulations. With contributions from leading experts in computer, communication, and power engineering, this book is an essential resource for researchers, advanced students, and practitioners working in the field of smart grids.