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Sensors for Smart Grids

Authors:
Francisc Zavoda
Chris Yakymyshyn

Keywords: Smart Grid; Distribution Automation; Volt & VAR control; Fault Location; Power Quality; Monitoring; Sensor; Accuracy; Magnitude; Phase Angle

Abstract:
The Smart Grid will enable the customers to actively decide their energy choices and to accommodate their generation and storage options. The same grid will provide higher reliability and consistent power quality, which are required by our digital economy, by optimizing the use of assets and the grid operation. The future power grids will come into reality by enabling intelligent communication across sensing, measurement, and control layers that are embedded into the existing power systems. This paper discusses the results from tests performed on two sensors, a combined voltage and current sensor and an optical voltage sensor.

Pages: 83 to 88

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: March 24, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-412X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-259-2

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from March 24, 2013 to March 29, 2013