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Smart grid: Technology, Standards, Applications & Research

The smart grid is an enhancement of the 20th century electrical grid, using two-way communications and distributed so-called intelligent devices. Two-way flows of electricity and information could improve the delivery network. Research is mainly focused on three systems of a smart grid – the infrastructure system, the management system, and the…

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Smart grid topic overview

The analysis highlights Technology, Standards, Applications and Research as prominent areas in the source structure around Smart grid. 2 topics appear in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
178
Source areas
10
Connected nodes
193
Extracted relationships
372
Concept neighborhoods
66
Bridge connections
193

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 47 topics
Deployments and attempted deployments · 29 topics
Background · 25 topics
Technology · 22 topics
Research · 20 topics
Guidelines, standards and user groups · 16 topics
Oppositions and concerns · 11 topics
Economics · 5 topics
Features · 4 topics
Other challenges to adoption · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Background

Features

Technology

Research

Economics

Oppositions and concerns

Other challenges to adoption

Deployments and attempted deployments

Guidelines, standards and user groups

Bibliography

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Smart grid connects Entity context

The extracted context around Smart grid shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Smart grid → Areas, China, Control, Digital, Distributed, Elering, Estonia, Fujian, Integrated, Kiisa, Kiisa Power Plant, Many, Matching, MW, Northeast, Operators, Phasor, Power, Real Time Thermal Rating, RTTR Another extracted example is Smart grid → Advanced, Advanced Distribution Management Systems, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, American Recovery, Consumer Acceptance Studies, Customer Interface Systems, Cyber Security Projects, Demonstration Projects, Dept, Distribution, Dynamic Line Rating, Energy Independence, Energy Policy Act, Energy Storage Systems, Energy's Smart Grid Program, Funds, In, Investment Grants, Meters, One. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Smart grid

Top relations

related to Technology · 36
Smart grid → Areas, China, Control, Digital, Distributed, Elering, Estonia, Fujian, Integrated, Kiisa, Kiisa Power Plant, Many, Matching, MW, Northeast, Operators, Phasor, Power, Real Time Thermal Rating, RTTR
related to US Dept. of Energy - ARRA Smart Grid Project · 34
Smart grid → Advanced, Advanced Distribution Management Systems, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, American Recovery, Consumer Acceptance Studies, Customer Interface Systems, Cyber Security Projects, Demonstration Projects, Dept, Distribution, Dynamic Line Rating, Energy Independence, Energy Policy Act, Energy Storage Systems, Energy's Smart Grid Program, Funds, In, Investment Grants, Meters, One
related to Security · 22
Smart grid → Additionally, Advanced Persistent Threats, APTs, Aside, Because, Concerns, Cybercriminals, Designed, DoS, Hackers, One, PLCs, Programmable Logic Controllers, SCADA, Stuxnet, There, These, They, This, To
related to External links · 19
Smart grid → Based, Communications, E2SG, European Commission, European Smart Grid, Grid, Grids Multiple, Hubs SLES, IEC, IEEE, Innovation, Process Bus, Project RegenerationEmerging Smart Multi-Use, SecuritySmart High Voltage Substation, Smart Grid Applications, Smart Grids, Smart Microgrids, Time SynchronizationEnergy To Smart, UK Research
related to Early technological innovations · 16
Smart grid → Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Beginning, Bonneville Power Administration, BPL, China, Devices, Early, In, Italy's Telegestore Project, Monitoring, Other, Smart, Some, The, WAMS, Wide Area Measurement System
related to Chattanooga · 15
Smart grid → April, Chattanooga, Deployment, Electricity Renewal, EPB, Fiber, Home, In January, It, PEER, Performance Excellence, The, TN, US, US DOE
related to Bibliography · 14
Smart grid → Christian Neureiter, Computer Control, Domain-Specific, Electric-Power Systems, For Systems Engineering In, Hans Glavitsch, ISBN, MBSE4U, Model Driven Engineering Approach, November, Scientific American, The Smart Grid Archived, Vol, Wayback Machine
related to Other challenges to adoption · 14
Smart grid → An, Because, Before, DSL Internet, Each, Ideally, Most, Providers, PSS, Regulatory, SCADA, Some, This, Without
related to Massachusetts · 13
Smart grid → According, Boston Globe, Commonwealth, Electric Co, If, It's, Massachusetts, Northeast Utilities' Western Massachusetts, One, This, United States, US, Western Massachusetts' Electric's
related to Guidelines, standards and user groups · 11
Smart grid → CIM, Common Information Model, IEC, IEC TC, IEEE, IEEE Smart Grid Initiative, Part, The, The CIM, The IEEE P2030, These

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

grid smart power energy electricity control demand electric systems system technology also infrastructure use devices grids technologies information load distribution

Smart grid relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 372 structured relationships around Smart grid. Examples in this analysis include Smart grid → is a → enhancement of the 20th century electrical grid and Smart grid → is a → electricity network that can cost efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Smart gridis aenhancement of the 20th century electrical grid0.90text
Smart gridis aelectricity network that can cost efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it0.90text
Smart gridis aaggregate term for a set of related technologies on which a specification is generally agreed0.90text
Smart gridis aItalian system installed by Enel S.p.A. of Italy0.90text
solar powerinstance ofThe improved flexibility of the smart grid permits greater penetration of highly variable renewable energy sources0.80text
wind powerinstance ofThe improved flexibility of the smart grid permits greater penetration of highly variable renewable energy sources0.80text
even without the addition of energy storageinstance ofThe improved flexibility of the smart grid permits greater penetration of highly variable renewable energy sources0.80text
the maintaining of 'heat banks' which served to 'smooth out' the daily demandinstance ofDual tariffs made possible the use of low-cost night-time electrical power in applications0.80text
and reduce the number of turbines that needed to be turned off overnightinstance ofDual tariffs made possible the use of low-cost night-time electrical power in applications0.80text
thereby improving the utilisationinstance ofDual tariffs made possible the use of low-cost night-time electrical power in applications0.80text
profitability of the generationinstance ofDual tariffs made possible the use of low-cost night-time electrical power in applications0.80text
transmission facilitiesinstance ofDual tariffs made possible the use of low-cost night-time electrical power in applications0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Smart grid bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Smart, Meters and Energy. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Smart grid
    • Smart
    • Meters
    • Energy
    • Technology
    • Grids
    • Power
    • Security
    • Systems
    • Use
    • Also
    • Network
    • Technologies
  • smart grid
    • Smart
    • Power
    • Energy
    • Meters
    • Technology
    • Electric
    • Grids
    • Security
    • Control
    • Electricity
    • Systems
    • Use
  • electrical grid
    • Smart
    • Power
    • Energy
    • Technology
    • Electric
    • Control
    • Electricity
    • Information
    • System
    • Network
    • Systems
    • Infrastructure
  • demand side management
    • Response
    • Load
    • Use
    • Electricity
    • Generators
    • Supply
    • Devices
    • Power
    • Energy
    • Used
    • Storage
    • Technologies
  • solar power
    • Electric
    • System
    • Demand
    • Systems
    • Energy
    • Smart
    • Grids
    • Use
    • Generators
    • Load
    • Network
    • Also
  • wind power
    • Electric
    • System
    • Demand
    • Systems
    • Energy
    • Smart
    • Grids
    • Use
    • Generators
    • Load
    • Network
    • Also
  • energy storage
    • Grid
    • Use
    • Smart
    • Storage
    • Security
    • Systems
    • Electric
    • Power
    • Demand
    • Technology
    • Technologies
    • Also
  • advanced metering infrastructure
    • Metering
    • Technologies
    • Response
    • Distribution
    • Technology
    • Used
    • Systems
    • Utility
    • Electric
    • Security
    • Meters
    • Smart

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Smart grid, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Smart grid with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Smart grid — Overview · splits 146 ⟂ 48
Smart grid — Deployments and attempted deployments · splits 164 ⟂ 30
Smart grid — Background · splits 168 ⟂ 26
Smart grid — Technology · splits 171 ⟂ 23
Smart grid — Research · splits 173 ⟂ 21
Smart grid — Guidelines, standards and user groups · splits 177 ⟂ 17
Smart grid — Oppositions and concerns · splits 182 ⟂ 12
Smart grid — Economics · splits 188 ⟂ 6
Smart grid — Features · splits 189 ⟂ 5
Smart grid — Bibliography · splits 191 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Smart grid

Nodes194
Edges193
Triples372
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010309
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Smart grid to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Technology, Standards, Applications & Research, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Smart grid · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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