Smart Grids & Power Simulators

In the future, new technology will better equip power grids for the demands of tomorrow. More flexible grid management should make the increasing proportion of renewable energy sources compatible with conventional infrastructures associated with power stations. The variety and number of these decentralised power plants require a revision in how we manage power grids – so-called intelligent networks or "smart grids":

• Improved coordination of energy requirements and energy generation, e.g. via intelligent switching of loads depending on the energy available
• Using modern IT technology, like the internet, sensors, control systems and wireless transmission devices
• "Smart metering" – digital current meters measure electricity consumption where customers are connected to the grid
• Shifting household consumption away from peak load periods
• Starting flexible applications such as washing machines outside peak load periods, at the initiation of a utility provider