The European Marie Curie Project ADVANTAGE (Advanced Communications and Information processing in smart grid systems) was launched in 2014. It represents a major inter-disciplinary research project into the topic of Smart Grid technology. A key aspect of the project is to bring together and train 13 early stage researchers from the traditionally separate fields of power systems and communications engineering research. This chapter describes some of the initial research results that have arisen from the project and to highlight some of the key advances and developments that are being studied in the project. The major research focus of the ADVANTAGE project is on advancing technologies for the smart grid, providing architectural solutions and developing innovative information and communications technology (ICT) solutions to support its operation.

Chapter Contents:

• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Cellular-enabled D2D communication for smart grid neighbourhood area networks
• 12.2.1 Limitations of LTE technology
• 12.2.2 A promising approach: LTE-D2D communication
• 12.2.3 State of the art - open challenges
• 12.2.4 Conclusions and outlook
• 12.3 Power talk in DC MicroGrids: merging primary control with communication
• 12.3.1 Why power talk?
• 12.3.2 Embedding information in primary control loops
• 12.3.3 One-way power talk communication
• 12.3.3.1 Model
• 12.3.3.2 Receiver: detection space
• 12.3.3.3 Transmitter: signalling space
• 12.3.3.4 Performance: probability of symbol error
• 12.3.4 Conclusions and outlook
• 12.4 Compression techniques for smart meter data
• 12.4.1 Introduction
• 12.4.2 Basic concepts of data compression
• 12.4.3 Smart meter data and communication scenario
• 12.5 State estimation in electric power distribution system with belief propagation algorithm
• 12.5.1 Introduction
• 12.5.2 Conventional state estimation
• 12.5.3 Belief propagation algorithm in electric power distribution system
• 12.6 Research and design of novel control algorithms needed for the effective integration of distributed generators
• 12.6.1 Overview
• 12.6.2 Hierarchical control of a microgrid
• 12.6.2.1 Zero-level control
• 12.6.2.2 Primary control
• 12.6.2.3 Secondary control
• 12.6.2.4 Tertiary control
• 12.6.3 Conclusions and outlook
• 12.7 Chapter conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography

Inspec keywords: smart power grids; information technology

Other keywords: ICT; architectural solutions; communications engineering research; information and communications technology; ADVANTAGE project; power systems; advanced communications and information processing in smart grid systems; European Marie Curie project; inter-disciplinary research project; early stage researchers

Subjects: Power system management, operation and economics