ECE 617 Fall 2015
Homework
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Use the papers/presentations: Gies, “Safety Considerations for Smart Grid Technology
Equipment,” Chopra, “Remarks to IEEE International Conference on SmartGridComm,” and
Budka, et.al., “GERI – Bell Labs Smart Grid Research Focus:Economic Modeling,
Networking, and Security & Privacy” to answer the following.

[5 points] According to Gies, in basic, high level terms, what is the smart grid?
According to Gies, what is the best approach to approach the formerly separated industries of the smart grid?
a. A smart grid combines the existing electrical infrastructure with digital technologies and advanced applications to provide a much more efficient, reliable and cost effective way to distribute energy.
b. The best way to approach this new, merged technology is to break it down into its component technologies, then use existing or new standards to evaluate safety issues involving the component technologies.

[5 points] Describe how the evolution of the power grid differs from that of the telecommunication system, from the perspective of Alexander Graham Bell and
Thomas Edison being alive in the 21st century.

It is said that Alexander Graham Bell would not recognize the components of modern telephony, while Thomas Edison would be totally familiar with the modern electrical grid.
Thus, with smart grid, there is the potential to modernize and advance the architecture of the power systems technology in the 21st century, as the newer technology has already advanced the telecommunications technology.

[5 points]

Why is synchronization important for renewables and generators?

Moreover, why does synchronization become more critical as the number of renewables connected to the grid increases?
A. In renewable and distributed generation systems the grid voltage quality can be poor. So,
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