Review of Control Technology on Smart Grid

Abstract

As demand for electricity is increasing at the same time regulations are becoming tighter and demand for renewable energy is becoming national and global priority; more and more distributed small and large renewable energy production units are built and being connected to the grid. As a result, keeping the technical aspects such as power quality, uninterrupted power supply, and stability in current grid system is the challenge facing modern grid. As power systems technology is facing the wind of change, smart grid is being considered as the future tool to manage the power production, transmission, and distribution. Smart grid utilizes advanced modern technology to keep providing uninterrupted, reliable, and stable electricity to end-users. This paper reviews available control technology that stabilizes the smart grid. It will survey all related literature for the last ten years and provides future research direction for young researchers.