Smart Grids: Clouds, Communications, Open Source, and Automation (Hardcover)

The utilization of sensors, communications, and computer technologies to create greater efficiency in the generation, transmission, distribution, and consumption of electricity will enable better management of the electric power system. As the use of smart grid technologies grows, utilities will be able to automate meter reading and billing and consumers will be more aware of their energy usage and the associated costs. The results will require utilities and their suppliers to develop new business models, strategies, and processes.

With an emphasis on reducing costs and improving return on investment (ROI) for utilities, Smart Grids: Clouds, Communications, Open Source, and Automation explores the design and implementation of smart grid technologies, considering the benefits to consumers as well as businesses. Focusing on industrial applications, the text:

• Provides a state-of-the-art account of the smart grid
• Explains how smart grid technologies are currently being used
• Includes detailed examples and test cases for real-life implementation
• Discusses trade-offs associated with the utilization of smart grid technologies
• Describes smart grid simulation software and offers insight into the future of the smart grid

The electric power grid is in the early stages of a sea of change. Nobody knows which business models will survive, but companies heeding the lessons found in Smart Grids: Clouds, Communications, Open Source, and Automation might just increase their chances for success.

利用感測器、通訊和電腦技術來提高電力的發電、傳輸、分配和消耗效率，將有助於更好地管理電力系統。隨著智慧電網技術的應用增加，公用事業將能夠自動化抄表和計費，消費者將更加了解自己的能源使用情況和相關成本。這些結果將需要公用事業及其供應商開發新的商業模式、策略和流程。

以降低成本和提高公用事業投資回報率為重點，《智慧電網：雲端、通訊、開源和自動化》探討了智慧電網技術的設計和實施，並考慮了對消費者和企業的好處。該書專注於工業應用，內容包括：

- 提供智慧電網的最新資訊
- 解釋智慧電網技術的實際應用
- 提供實際實施的詳細案例和測試案例
- 討論利用智慧電網技術的取捨
- 描述智慧電網模擬軟體並展望智慧電網的未來

電力網絡正處於一個重大變革的早期階段。沒有人知道哪種商業模式能夠生存下來，但是遵循《智慧電網：雲端、通訊、開源和自動化》中的教訓，企業可能會增加成功的機會。