Network of islands - Smart grid helps manage renewable energy devices

摘要

What is claimed to be the UK's first smart grid system has now been installed on the Orkney distribution network, Smarter Grid Solutions, a Strathclyde University spin-out, has installed Active Network Management (ANM) technology to manage multiple generators running on the network, and monitor and control power flows. The technology is based around a central controller, which collects data from measuring devices geographically distributed around the network.