TITLE:
Wireless Sensor Networks Based Control Strategies for the Enhancement of Reliability in Smart Grids
AUTHORS:
A. K. P. Kovendan, D. Sridharan
KEYWORDS:
WSN, Communication System, Active Power Control, Electrical Grid, Smart Grid
JOURNAL NAME:
Circuits and Systems,
Vol.7 No.9,
July
25,
2016
ABSTRACT: The rapid increase in the
demand for electricity necessitates the power quality improvement for achieving
better reliability in smart grids. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) is the proven
technology for reliable monitoring. This paper proposes a system model for the
development and implementation of WSN based communication system for the
monitoring of distributed generation, loads and transmission lines in the
electrical grid and a controller system for automated control on the electrical
grid. This work also aims to reduce the carbon footprints by reducing the
dependency of electrical grid through the enhancement of distributed generation
and grid sharing for avoiding voltage rise problem. To achieve this, a smarter
electrical grid has been developed for the validation of smart grid considering
a generation substation, a transmission substation and a distributed generation
with loads. The occurrence of power quality issue and voltage rise has been
controlled by active power control strategy. The communication network and
controller has been modeled and tested for the performance of monitoring system
and data communication capability on smart grid.