Smart Grids Advanced Technologies and Solutions, Second Edition

The latest edition features a new chapter on implementation and operation of an integrated smart grid with updates to multiple chapters throughout the text. New sections on Internet of things, and how they relate to smart grids and smart cities, have also been added to the book. It describes the impetus for change in the electric utility industry and discusses the business drivers, benefits, and market outlook of the smart grid initiative. The book identifies the technical framework of enabling technologies and smart solutions and describes the role of technology developments and coordinated standards in smart grid, including various initiatives and organizations helping to drive the smart grid effort. With chapters written by leading experts in the field, the text explains how to plan, integrate, implement, and operate a smart grid.

Chapter 1: Overview of the Electric Utility Industry Miguel Brandao, Charles W. Newton, and Bartosz Wojszczyk Chapter 2: Smart Grid Challenges and Transformations Stuart Borlase, Miguel Brandao, James Fine, Mladen Kezunovic, and Bartosz Wojszczyk Chapter 3: Smart Energy Resources – Supply and Demand Stuart Borlase, Sahand Behboodi, Thomas Bradley, Miguel Brandao, Dave Chassin, Johan Enslin, and Chris McCarthy Chapter 4: Communications Systems Mehrdad Mesbah, Sharon Allan, and Donivon Hettich Chapter 5: Real-time Grid Management Stuart Borlase, Jiyuan Fan, Xiaoming Feng, Jay Giri, Gerald Gray, Zhenyu (Henry) Huang, Walter Sattinger, Douglas Wilson, Bo Yang, and Bo Zeng Chapter 6: Advanced Protection and Control for the Smart Grid Jens Schoene and Muhammad Humayun Chapter 7: Automatic Restoration Systems and Outage Management Mirrasoul Mousavi, Ning Kang, Hormoz Kazemzadeh, and Christopher McCarthy Chapter 8: Volt/VAr Optimization Bob McFetridge, Mike Simms, and Steve Tyler Chapter 9: Monitoring and Diagnostics Mirrasoul J. Mousavi, Tony McGrail, and Siri Varadan Chapter 10: Asset Management Tony McGrail Chapter 11: Geospatial Technologies Paul Wilson Chapter 12: Mobile Workforce Management Jessica Jensen Chapter 13: Smart Meters and Advanced Metering Infrastructures Aaron F. Snyder, David Kranzler, and Robby Simpson Chapter 14: Convergence of Technologies and IT/OT Integration Stuart Borlase, Michael Covarrubias, Jim Horstman, and Greg Robinson Chapter 15: Data Analytics for the Smart Grid Greg Robinson, Jim Horstman, Mirrasoul Mousavi, and Gowri Rajappan Chapter 16: High-Performance Computing for Advanced Smart Grid Applications Yousu Chen and Zhenyu (Henry) Huang Chapter 17: Cybersecurity for the Smart Grid Jeffrey L. Hahn Chapter 18: FACTS and HVDC Neil Kirby and Johan Enslin Chapter 19: Microgrids Stuart Borlase, Patrick Burgess, Mehdi Ganji, and Wei Tian Chapter 20: The Dynamics of Wholesale and Distributed Energy Markets Eric Woychik, Hong Chen, and Dave Erickson Chapter 21: Transactive Energy Eric Woychik Chapter 22: Smart Grid Standardization Work Aaron F. Snyder, Frances Cleveland, and Eric Lambert Chapter 23: The Smart Grid IoT Stuart Borlase, Donivon Hettich, and Dave Kranzler Chapter 24: Smart Cities Stuart Borlase, Dolan Beckel, Patrick Burgess, Jessie Denver, Paul Doherty, Mehdi Ganji, Adrienne Grier, Kip Harkness, Daniel Kushner, Eric Lambert, Mahsa Nicknam, Mohammad Shahidehpour, Mark Wells, and Gary Wong Chapter 25: Refining a Holistic View of Grid Modernization John D. McDonald, Patty Durand, Charles W. Newton, Robby Simpson, and Eric Woychik

Stuart Borlase has extensive experience in strategic solution sales and global business growth in the energy and utility industry. Stuart’s experience has included a series of progressively more influential positions with Schneider Electric, General Electric, Siemens, and Wipro Technologies, in both the Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) areas of smart grid modernization and business transformation. Stuart received his B.Sc.Eng. (Power Engineering) degree from the University of Natal in South Africa, and his M.Eng. (Power Engineering) and D.Eng. (Power Engineering and Business) degrees from Texas A&M University. Stuart is a member of the Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering Honorary) and Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honorary) societies. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a registered Professional Engineer. Stuart is also a GE certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Stuart has published and presented numerous papers on smart grid and grid modernization. He is a co-author of the Role of Substations in Smart Grids chapter for the book, Electric Power Substations Engineering, Third Edition, published by Taylor & Francis/CRC Press in 2012. Stuart is the Editor-in-Chief and co-author of the first edition of this book, which was published by Taylor & Francis/CRC Press in 2012.