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ARTÍCULOS
MIGUEL LAGARES-LEMOS, YULIANA PEREZ-GALLARDO, ANGEL LAGARES-LEMOS, JUAN MIGUEL GÓMEZ-BERBÍS
Revista Perspectiva Empresarial, Vol. 7, No. 2-1, julio-diciembre de 2020, 44-55
ISSN 2389-8186, E-ISSN 2389-8194
Introduction
The electrical grids of today managed by
utility companies are complex systems with many
different aspects that require expertise to operate
successfully, such as grid management, data
visualization, load prediction, loss prediction, and
fraud prevention. The complexity of this domain is
not only architectural, due to many different devices
communicating and interoperating amongst the
network, but there also exists a logical complexity,
given the fact that incredible amounts of data must
be properly managed in order to optimize the
that can arise when dealing with energy load
estimates, loss estimates, as well as fraud
detection and prevention, the ENERMONGRID
tool was developed to aid those entities in charge
of managing an electric network, with the focus of
doing so in Smart Grids.
This paper is made up of the following parts: (i)
the introduction; (ii) a review of related works; (iii)
the ENERMONGRID system is analyzed, detailing
elements, the restrictions and considerations that
were taking into account when developing and
testing the system, the anomalies that were found
in the electric grid once the system was put into
the conclusions.
Related Work
According to studies by the Galvin electricity
initiative, in the United States the technologies Smart
Grid will lower the costs of power supply and reduce
the need for massive infrastructure investment in
at least the next twenty years with a larger capacity
electric grid. In the environmental aspect there
is a great interest of the countries in developing
policies and regulations that encourage the creation
of social awareness with respect to consequences
of greenhouse gases. The problem lies in the fuel
used by traditional power generation plants and
is produced during demand peaks that force the
activation of special plants to be able to supply those
additional energy requirements (García, Beltrán y
Núñez, 2010). These plants are used only during
these periods, with the resulting cost overruns
—which have a direct impact on bills—. A very
country, 40 % of carbon dioxide emissions come
from electricity generation; while that only 20
% are caused by transport. This presents a huge
challenge for the electricity industry in terms of
climate change global.
There are currently many parallel activities
related to standardization of Smart Grid networks.
Since these activities are relevant to the same topic, it
is some overlap and duplication of them is inevitable
(Cleveland, 2008). There are several development
agencies and standardization, among them:
(i) IEC Smart Grid Strategy Group: The
International Electrotechnical Commission —
IEC— is the natural focal point for the electrical
industry. It aims to provide a unique reference
source for the many projects of Smart Grids that
are being implemented around the world. It has
developed a framework for standardization that
includes protocols and reference standards for
achieve interoperability of Smart Grid systems and
devices (Díaz y Hernández, 2011).
(ii) National Institute of Standards and
Technology —NIST—: It is not a body of
standardization but has been designated by the
government of the United States to manage the
project of selecting a set of standards for the Smart
Grid network in that country.
(iii) EU Commission Task Force for Smart Grids:
Its mission is to assist the Commission and guidelines
steps towards the implementation of Smart Grid in
the provision of the third energy package (Gordon
and de Bucs, 2000).
(iv) IEEE P2030: It is an IEEE working group for
the development of a guide for the interoperability
of Smart Grid in the operation of energy technologies
and information technology with the electrical
power system —EPS— and the loads and end-user