Smart Grid Technology and Applications
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The official GTU curriculum for Smart Grid Technology and Applications (subject code 2740703) as prescribed for EE · Semester 4 divides the course into 2 units, covering 38 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2740703)Unit 1 Introduction to Smart Grid
- Evolution of Electric Grid
- Concept of Smart Grid
- Need of Smart Grid
- Functions of Smart Grid
- Opportunities & Barriers of Smart Grid
- Difference between conventional & smart grid
- Concept of Resilient & Self-Healing Grid
- Present development & International policies in Smart Grid
- Case study of Smart Grid
- CDM opportunities in Smart Grid
- What is a Smart Grid?
- The Smart Grid Enables the ElectriNetSM
- Local Energy Networks
- Electric Transportation
- Low-Carbon Central Generation
- What Should Be the Attributes of the Smart Grid?
- Why Do We Need a Smart Grid?
- Is the Smart Grid a “Green Grid”?
- Smart Grid Initiative for Power Distribution Utility in India (Term paper)
Unit 2 Sensing, Measurement, Control and Automation Technologies
- Smart metering and demand-side integration
- Smart metering
- Evolution of electricity metering
- Key components of smart metering
- Smart meters: An overview of the hardware used Signal acquisition
- Signal conditioning
- Analogue to digital conversion
- Communications infrastructure and protocols for smart metering
- Home-area network
- Neighbourhood area network
- Data concentrator
- Meter data management system
- Protocols for communications
- Demand-side integration
- Services provided by DSI, Implementations of DSI, Hardware support to DSI implementations
- Flexibility delivered by prosumers from the demand side
- System support from DSI
- Smart Appliances
- Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)