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A growing share of electricity mainly based on renewable energy sources will be injected into the distribution networks. Distribution networks will become active and will have to accommodate bi-directional power flows. The enhancement of distribution networks into Smart Grids will become necessary in order to maintain todays’ high quality of power supply. The top priority for ensuring this enhancement requires the introduction of new functions and technologies classified as the three pillars of Smart Distribution: “Remote control and automation”, “Aggregation of distributed energy resources and de-centralized energy management” and “Smart Metering supporting the involvement of the consumers into the electricity market”.
This chapter is mainly based on the results of the European Lighthouse project Web2Energy (www.web2energy.com), Darmstadt 2010–2013 under the technical leadership of Dr. B.M. Buchholz, the lecture courses “Fundamentals and Operation of Electric Networks and the challenges of the Smart Grid Strategy” held by Dr. B. M. Buchholz at several universities and the VDE stydy “Active Energy Networks” [1]
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Buchholz, B., Styczynski, Z. (2020). The Three Pillars of Smart Distribution. In: Smart Grids . Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60930-9_6
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