Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "Smart Grid"
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A Design of Theft Detection Framework for Smart Grid Network
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-28)Energy loss and energy theft are two serious problems in modern grid which produce huge waste and cost. The smart grid with its ability to collect information about the behaviors of suppliers and customers is expected to ... -
Empowering Los Angeles: A Vision for a New Urban Ecology
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-11)This thesis addresses the future of sustainable energy distribution and transportation in the United States. Predictions of future energy and transportation demands promote localized energy as the most likely situation. ... -
An Energy Management System for Isolated Microgrids Considering Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-22)The deployment of Renewable Energy (RE)-based generation has experienced a sustained global growth in the recent decades, driven by many countries' interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil ... -
Grid-able Plug-in Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids: Incorporation into Demand Response
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)Electric transportation has attracted a great deal of interest within the transport sector because of its notable potential to become a low-carbon substitute for conventional combustion engine vehicles. However, widespread ... -
Novel Decentralized Operation Schemes for Smart Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-19)Recently, there have been many initiatives to incorporate advanced controls, two way communications, digital technologies and advanced power system components in the operation and control of power distribution systems. ... -
Operation of Distribution Systems with PEVs and Smart Loads
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-13)With the evolving concept of smart grids, Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) are gradually integrating advanced technologies and intelligent infrastructures to maximize distribution system capability, modernize the grid, ... -
Resource Management in Delay Tolerant Networks and Smart Grid
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)In recent years, significant advances have been achieved in communication networks and electric power systems. Communication networks are developed to provide services within not only well-connected network environments ... -
Security and Privacy in Smart Grid
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-16)Smart grid utilizes different communication technologies to enhance the reliability and efficiency of the power grid; it allows bi-directional flow of electricity and information, about grid status and customers requirements, ... -
Smart Distribution Power Systems Reconfiguration using a Novel Multi-agent Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-22)The few past years have witnessed a huge leap in the field of the smart grid communication networks in which many theories are being developed, and many applications are being evolved to accommodate the implementation of ... -
Smart Grid Deployment and Climate Change Response: Evaluating Climate Change Integration in Ontario's Smart Grid Deployment Regime
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)Smart grid (SG) is modern electricity infrastructure that has the capacity to facilitate mitigation and adaptation to climate change through technological, institutional, and behavioral interventions. However, despite the ... -
Towards Data-Leveraged Behavioral Policy Design for Alleviating Peak Electricity Demand
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-20)The problem of managing peak electricity demand is of significant importance to utility providers. In Ontario, electricity consumption achieves its peak during the afternoon hours in summer. Electricity generation units ... -
Unified Reliability Index Development for Utility Quality Assessment
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-15)With the great potential smart distribution systems have to cause a paradigm shift in conventional distribution systems, many areas need investigation. Throughout the past few decades, many distribution systems reliability ...