Smart Grids And IOT-Enabled Renewable Energy Integration

Oluwafemi Tayo Ojo, Temitope James Dada, Yusuff Afees Ademola, Gbenga Olurankinse, Eguzoroh Emmanuel Ebuka, Benedict Boakye Acka, Flourish Chiwendu Kujah

Abstract

Over the past decades, the power system has undergone significant transformations. However, it faces multiple challenges, including rising electricity demand, power losses, grid failures, and a lack of innovative technology. Additionally, security threats to the grid have escalated. The existing power grid cannot effectively address these issues. The rapid advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT) has introduced innovative solutions, making it a promising technology for modernising power grids. Integrating IoT into the grid can enhance efficiency, capacity, reliability, sustainability, scalability, and stability. IoT-based smart grids offer solutions to many of the limitations of traditional grid systems. However, recent studies on IoT-enabled smart grids highlight security vulnerabilities as a critical concern. This paper explores various security challenges and frameworks associated with IoT-integrated smart grids. It also examines IoT and non-IoT technologies essential to intelligent grid networks, including sensing, communication, and computing technologies, along with relevant standards.

10.22178/pos.113-28


Keywords


Smart Grid (SG); Internet of Things (IoT); Wireless Sensor Network; Energy Management

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