Communications and quality aspects of smart grid network design

Abstract

This chapter presents the global perspective of communication infrastructure and its specific use and the application approaches and specificities of Smart Grid network features. It presents a general view of Smart Grid domain qualities. It further specifies the distribution flows from the perspective of application and use of Smart Grid technologies and their adaptation to individual regions on the basis of their global analysis in respect to the dependency of electricity distribution, energy resources, and alternative and standard energy accessibility. This chapter shows the implementation analysis of the Smart Grid networks by the most prominent producer and distributor of electric power in the Czech Republic.