Title: Communication technologies and standards in smart grid: a survey of state-of-the-art

Authors: Vimal Tiwari; Salil Madhav Dubey; Hari Mohan Dubey; Manjareez` Pandit

Addresses: Department of Electrical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India

Abstract: The existing power grid has undergone drastic changes within a decade, in order to deal with the increase in energy demand. With the integration of different distributed energy resources (DERs) for a set of different loads, which are interconnected to each other within a well-defined electrical area, Microgrid came into existence. However, with the increased use of effective communication, automation and monitoring skills the microgrid based power grid are switched to a technologically advanced and fast response grid termed as 'smart grid'. In smart grid, efficient and reliable communication is incorporated to improve the efficiency, sustainability, and stability of the whole system. This paper presents a review on the different types of available communication methods and protocols, which are used for data communication within and outside a smart grid based power supply system.

Keywords: smart grid; communication methods; communication protocols; communication standards; microgrid.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSGGC.2024.140405

International Journal of Smart Grid and Green Communications, 2024 Vol.2 No.3, pp.171 - 190

Accepted: 24 Jun 2022
Published online: 07 Aug 2024 *

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