Smart grid technologies definition

Smart grid technologies means any technology intended to improve the reliability or efficiency, or to reduce the operating costs, of electrical transmission and distribution systems by enabling one or more smart grid functions. Smart grid technologies include, without limitation, measurement devices, communication equipment, in- formation processing equipment and software, and control devices.

Examples of Smart grid technologies in a sentence

  • Smart grid technologies could provide improved real-time information on rail energy consumption and generation, for example from regenerative braking or renewable energy sources, as well as on the performance and spare capacity of electrification assets such as transformers.

  • Smart grid technologies offer a rational way to meet these challenges and to develop a cleaner and more efficient energy supply.