Transition From Traditional Grid to Smart One

Abstract

Smart grids have become an urgent need to overcome the challenges of the 21st century. To transit the traditional grid to smart one, there must be a well thought out plan, called road map, which is also being carefully developed by organizations according to standards for deploying smart networks. Most studies focused on modernizing distribution networks because it was passive and technologically poor. Two approaches to developing distribution networks were presented. The smart grid modernization was also presented from social and psychological perspectives.