Can IoT technology be used in the smart energy grid?

Specifically, we focus on different IoT technologies including sensing, communication, computing technologies, and their standards in relation to smart energy grid. This article also presents a comprehensive overview of existing studies on IoT applications to the smart grid system.

Is there a'smart grid'?

There is no one, ‘smart grid’. The smart grid is the idea that electricity and information symbiotically flow across the grid and all the technologies that fall within that framework can be considered the smart grid. The smart grid is not different than the previous grid in that the same actors contribute.

Why is Canada a leader in smart grid technology?

Canada continues to be a world leader in supporting clean generation developing solutions and partaking in knowledge sharing activities to accelerate into a future smart grid. The uptake of smart grid technology enables grid modernization and improvement of current grid operation.

How IoT is transforming power systems into smarter energy grids?

Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly emerging field of technologies that delivers numerous cutting-edge solutions in various domains including the critical infrastructures. Thanks to the IoT, the conventional power system network can be transformed into an effective and smarter energy grid.

Who funded the Smart Grid report?

Funding for this report was provided by Natural Resources Canada through the Program of Energy Research and Development Clean Electricity and Renewables Portfolio. This report provides an update on smart grid activities in Canada since the last report published in 2014.

What is smart grid technology and why is it important?

Through the use of smart grid technology and data, utilities are becoming more efficient at supplying electricity and storing it, managing costs and peak demand, integrating large scale renewable and customer-generated power to the grid, understanding how jurisdictions work together.