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The Smart Grid as an Application Development Platform /
This authoritative new resource explores the power grid from its classical role as a utility or service provider towards its new role as an application development platform. This book gives insight into the vision, problems and solutions, and risks of the smart grid model. The evolution of the power...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston ; London :
Artech House,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Artech House power engineering series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Smart Grid as an ApplicationDevelopment Platform; Contents; Preface; 1 Smart Grid Business Model; 1.1 Summary; 1.2 Vision; 1.3 Problem; 1.4 Solution; 1.5 Growth Strategy; 1.6 Business Model; 1.7 Risks; References; 2 The Power Grid at a Glance; 2.1 Summary; 2.2 Useful Data; 2.2.1 Power and Energy; 2.2.2 Capacity, Generation, Consumption, and Demand; 2.2.3 Alternating Current, Direct Current, Active Power, and Reactive Power; 2.2.4 Example from Smart Meter Data; 2.3 Grid Architecture; 2.3.1 Organization, Players, and Regions; 2.3.2 Production; 2.3.3 Transmission; 2.3.4 Distribution.
- 2.4 Drawbacks of Current Network Design2.4.1 Waste of Resources and Pollution; 2.4.2 Adaptation to Time-Variable Production and Consumption; 2.4.3 Passive Nature of the End Consumer; 2.4.4 Business Models; 2.4.5 Security/Outages; 2.5 Energy Markets; 2.5.1 Wholesale Market; 2.5.2 Retail Market; 2.5.3 Analyzing the Bill; 2.6 Understanding the Consumer; 2.6.1 Appliances Footprint; 2.6.2 Electricity Usage Analysis; 2.6.3 Archetypes of Consumers; 2.7 Lessons Learned from the Telecommunications Industry; References; 3 Smart Grid Elements; 3.1 Summary; 3.2 The System of Systems.
- 3.2.1 Evolution of the Grid3.2.2 Architecture and Standards; 3.2.3 Interoperability and Protocols; 3.3 Business of Businesses; 3.3.1 Utility of the Future; 3.3.2 New Business Models and Players; 3.3.3 Business-to-Consumer Providers; 3.3.4 Utility Customer Beyond 2020; 3.3.5 The Social Smart Grid; 3.3.6 Start-Up Ecosystem; 3.4 The ICT Layer; 3.4.1 Smart Metering; 3.4.2 Networking; 3.4.3 Advanced Metering Infrastructure; 3.4.4 Meter Data Management Systems; 3.4.5 Example of In-Home Smart Metering; 3.5 Evolution of Prosumers; 3.5.1 The Path to Off-Grid; 3.5.2 Connected Homes; 3.5.3 Standards.
- 3.6 Microgrids3.6.1 Architecture; 3.6.2 Types of Microgrids; 3.7 Virtual Power Plants; 3.7.1 Architecture; 3.7.2 Emerging Trends; 3.8 Electric Vehicles; 3.8.1 Electric Vehicle Types and Charging Technologies; 3.8.2 Effect on Consumption Patterns; 3.8.3 V2G Concept; 3.9 Smart Grid Pricing; 3.9.1 Pricing Models; 3.9.2 Net Metering; 3.9.3 Renewable Energy Credits and Peak Load Credits; References; 4 The Cloud Environment of Application Providers; 4.1 Summary; 4.2 Overview of Services; 4.3 Introduction to Cloud Computing; 4.3.1 Web Services and APIs; 4.3.2 Reserving Resources in the Cloud.
- 4.3.3 Example of Web Services for Home Automation4.4 Product Development in the Cloud; 4.4.1 Defining the Pricing Model of SaaS Service; 4.4.2 Web App or Mobile App?; 4.4.3 Security and Privacy; 4.4.4 Steps for Accessing Open APIs with Product Innovators; 4.4.5 White Labeling; 4.5 Open Data and APIs; 4.5.1 Energy Information Administration; 4.5.2 Green Button; 4.5.3 Orange Button; 4.5.4 PVWatts API; 4.5.5 Microinverter APIs; 4.5.6 Smart Thermostat and Connected Home Device APIs; 4.5.7 Energy Usage Datasets; 4.5.8 MultiSpeak; 4.6 Open ADR; 4.6.1 Key Actors and Services.