Grid Innovations and Digital Transformation: Grid Innovations and Digital Transformation of Power Substations Are Accelerating the Energy Transition for Global Utilities
Mital Kanabar, John D. McDonald, Palak Parikh
Abstract
The energy transition is at hand, but its success relies on our ability to adapt our aging power infrastructure to support the integration of more renewable energy resources. Innovation and the digital transformation of the grid substation are crucial to evolving our technology rapidly enough to meet the world’s rising demands of green energy. In this article, we discuss four grid technological innovations that are changing the way power substations work and giving grid operators the ability to better manage those substations and the network as a whole–paving the way to meet changing energy demands.
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GridRenewable energySmart gridTransformation (genetics)Digital transformationEnergy transitionPower gridWork (physics)EngineeringIntermittent energy sourceElectrical engineeringPower (physics)Distributed generationSystems engineeringTelecommunicationsComputer scienceMechanical engineeringMathematicsMedicinePanacea (medicine)GeometryAlternative medicineQuantum mechanicsPathologyGenePhysicsWorld Wide WebBiochemistryChemistrySmart Grid Energy ManagementSmart Grid Security and Resilience