Smart Grid Technology A Cloud Computing and Data Management Approach

This comprehensive text covers fundamental concepts of smart grid technologies, integrating the tools and techniques of cloud computing and data management for application in smart grids. Different cloud and data management approaches are explained, highlighting energy management, information management, and security in the smart grid. The concepts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and virtual energy storage are explained in separate chapters. The text covers recent trends in cloud computing and data analytics in the field of smart grid. A glossary of important technical terms is provided for the benefit of the readers.

Sudip Misra is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He received his Master's degree from the University of New Brunswick, Canada and his Ph.D. degree from Carleton University, Canada. Dr Misra has contributed to a number of articles in national and international journals of repute. He has published books in the field of wireless ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, wireless mesh networks, communication networks and distributed systems, network reliability and fault tolerance, and information and coding theory. His current research interests include algorithm design for emerging communication networks.

Samaresh Bera is working as a senior project officer in the Smart Wireless Applications and Networking (SWAN) Lab in the School of Information Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has published a number of research articles in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Parallel and Distributed Systems and IEEE Systems Journal. His current research interests include smart grid communications and networking, cloud computing, and wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks.