Contents I. Introduction
A Number of independently owned and operated power plants and transmission lines is what today constitutes the U.S. electric grid. This complexity of the network coupled with aging infrastructure and ever increasing power consumption, has forced the experts to examine the status and health of the system. The grid includes the wires, transformers, switches and substation that carry the electricity from the power plants to the customers. One of the main drawbacks is the time and money spent on repairs. Utility companies have to send out workers to gather most of the information needed to provide electricity, such as read meters, look for broken equipment and measure voltage. Currently many options and products are being made available to the electrical industry to modernize it [1]–[3]. The vision is that fully automated information and process control system would provide improved performance, by automated information gathering and assistance prior to any repairs.
