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Smart  Grid  and  Renewable  Energy  

       Lecture  on  Sustainability  Siemens Building Technologies          16  September,  2009                Washington,  DC  

     Prof.  Saifur  Rahman  

What  is  a  Smart  Grid?  Diverse  Focus  Areas  Have  Led  to  Varied  DefiniMons  

Source: EPRI

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Many  DefiniMons  –  But  All  Roads  PoinMng  to:  Sensors.…Two  Way  CommunicaMon.…InformaMon  Management….Intelligence  

Source: EPRI

The  Smart  Grid  involves  Merging    Two  Infrastructures  

Source: EPRI

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Large Variations in DG power outputs require large storage and back-up generation. May not be cost effective.

Short term load control for a large number of end-use devices will make it possible to get quick load relief to match fluctuations in generation.

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Impact  of  Distributed  GeneraMon    on  the  Grid

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Installed Capacity 4,541 MW

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Installed Capacity 4,541 MW

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A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid vehicle with batteries that can be recharged by connecting a plug to an electricity outlet.

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20-40 kWhr of Storge Available

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A  Conceptual  Smart  House  

Numerous  European  and  Other  InternaMonal  DemonstraMons  and  Deployments  

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Challenge  in  Deploying  Smart  Grid:  IntegraMng  InformaMon  Between  Domains  

Source: EPRI

How  is  the  Smart  Grid  Created  

Source: EPRI

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 Smart  technologies    Smart  rates  (Time-­‐of-­‐Use,  dynamic)    Smart  communicaMons    Smart  ciMzenry      Smart  planet  

July 20, 2009

Secretary Chu Announces More than $57 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development

DOE also announces the release of a new smart grid report and the development of a smart grid clearinghouse

Finally, Secretary Chu announced today that the Department has begun the development of a Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was selected as the winner of the $1.3 million initiative to develop and maintain the Clearinghouse website, which will be charged with answering questions from the public and distributing information about smart grid initiatives happening nationwide.

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Saifur Rahman srahman@vt.edu

Professor and Director

Virginia Tech - Advanced Research Institute (VT-ARI) 4300 Wilson Blvd Ste 750, Arlington, VA

www.ceage.vt.edu

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