This special Smart Grid issue of the Protection and Control Journal looks at the challenges facing the present electric utility grid and some of the viable solutions available. From advancements in technology that enable the smart grid, to developing a business case for smart grid solutions, and designing a communications infrastructure for the smart grid, this issue of the Protection & Control Journal provides a framework to help utilities define their own smart grid implementation. Our collection of whitepapers, written by industry experts, provides a framework for how utilities can begin their journey towards a Smart Grid.

Sample Articles

  Smart Grid: The Road Ahead   (897 KB)
 Developing the Smart Grid Business Case   (605 KB)
  Key Smart Grid Applications   (1.1 MB)
  Implementing Smart Grid Communications   (577 KB)
  IEC 61850 Communication Networks and Systems in Substations   (1 MB)

Other Featured Articles  

- Application of Phasor Measurement Units for Disturbance Recording
- An Enterprise Information Architecture Based on SOA Enables a Smarter Grid
- The Evolution of Distribution
- A Paradigm Shift in Protection, Control and Substation Automation Strategy
- Enhanced Security and Dependability in Process Bus Protection Systems
- AEP - Process Bus Replaces Copper
- The Digital World and Electrical Power Supply

IEC 61850 Edition

Featured Articles
- Design & Implementation of an Industrial Facility Islanding and Load Shed System
- Business Considerations in the Design of Next Generation Protection & Control Systems
- An Architecture and System for IEC 61850 Process Bus
- Advantages of IEC61850 Process Bus Over Copper-Based P&C Installations
- Detection of Incipient Faults in Underground Medium Voltage Cables
- Using 6-Sigma Methodology to Review System Security
- Security Architecture for IEC 61850-9-2
- Testing & Commissioning Protection & Control Systems Based On IEC 61850 Process Bus
- Scalability of IEC 61850 Process Bus Solutions

Security Edition

Featured Articles
- NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection: Cyber Asset Protection
- Inside the Cyber-Security Perimeter
- Application Considerations in System Integrity Protection Schemes (SIPS)
- Tieline Controls in Microgrid Applications
- Security Aspects Of Communications To Substations
- Practical Considerations for Security
- Cyber Security Issues for Protective Relays
- Engineering Quick Tip: Enhancing your Systems Security

Featured Articles
- Transmission Line Protection Principles
- Fundamentals of Adaptive Protection of Large Capacitor Banks
- Implementation and Performance of Synchrophasor Function within Microprocessor
  Based Relays
- Application of Modern Relays to Dual-Breaker Line Terminals
- A Utility’s Experience in the Implementation of Substation Automation Projects
- Wireless Radio Application Guide
- Protection Basics: Introduction to Symmetrical Components

Featured Articles
- Redundancy Considerations in Medium Voltage Distribution Systems
- Application of Phasor Measurement Units for Disturbance Recording
- Status on the First IEC61850-Based Protection and Control Project
- Windfarm System Protection Using Peer-to-Peer Communications
- Phase Angle Regulating Transformers
- Setting Transformer Diferential Inrush Restraint
- Motor Protection Principles
- Setting a Motor Management Relay for Cyclic Load Application

Featured Articles
- Innovative Distribution Feeder Protection
- Improving Data Throughput on a Wireless IED Network
- Secure Substation Automation
- Addressing Window Type Transformer Proximity Errors
- Transformer Protection Principles
- Self-Adaptive Generator Protection Methods
- Distance Relay Fundamentals
- A World of Standards

Featured Articles
- Rebirth of the Phase Comparison Line Protection Principle
- Motor Thermal Model Protection Applications
- Synchrophasors: Definition, Measurement, and Application
- Wide Area Special Protection Scheme
- Applying Digital Line Current Differential Relays Over Pilot Wires
- Commissioning and Testing Complex Busbar Protection Schemes

Featured Articles
- CT Saturation in Industrial Applications (Analysis and Application Guidelines)
- High Impedance Fault Detection on Distribution Feeders
- Design and Implementation Of Wide Area Special Protection Schemes
- IEC 61850 - A Practical Application Primer for Protection Engineers and Aging CCVTs
- Practical Solutions with Modern Relays to Avoid Catastrophic Failures