A review of smart grid standards for protection, control, and monitoring applications

Two-way seamless communication is the key aspect of realizing the vision of smart grid. Currently, several smart grid standardization efforts are underway in US and Europe. National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) has prioritized several process of standardization and harmonization of existing standards with the new developments. Power system protection, control and monitoring (PCM) are one of the most time critical applications for power utilities in the smart grid environment. This paper present review of available standards for PCM and discusses their applications and current developments. Moreover, the paper also highlights the challenges related to smart grid standardization in brief.

I. Introduction

SEVERAL engineering efforts have already been initiated to modernized the power grid, variously known as ‘Smart Grid’, ‘IntelliGrid’, ‘GridWise’, ‘Modern Grid’, etc. [1], [2]. According to [3], the term “Smart Grid” refers to a modernization of the electricity delivery system so it monitors, protects and automatically optimizes the operation of its interconnected elements - from the central and distributed generator through the high-voltage transmission network and the distribution system, to industrial users and building automation systems, to energy storage installations and to end-use consumers and their thermostats, electric vehicles, appliances and other household devices.