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The article reviews the aspects of smart grid development. The concept and visions of a smart grid are outlined regarding it as an up-to-date and modern power network. The matters of legal regulation are discussed. It is shown that the major form of smart grid development at the current stage is pilot projects. It is highlighted that the smart grid development in Europe takes place as a natural technological advancement rather than a pursuit of a mandatory EU policy. The general framework of smart grid development composed of R & D and infrastructure projects is presented together with the chart of funding sources. The prospects of integrating the smart technologies into transmission and distribution networks in Lithuania are presented. The benefits expected from the smart grid development for customers, operators, business entities, and society are discussed. It is noted that the Smart Specialization Programme launched in Lithuania is a promising instrument and can significantly foster the consolidation of Lithuanian science and business efforts on a way to smart grids. In this new and broad perspective, a number of high technology companies engaged in the development of smart grid solutions are to grow, and it will contribute to the extended supply of Lithuanian products with a higher added value, as the European Commission specifically recommends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the future, the Lithuanian electrical power system will have to contribute to the secondary automatic load and frequency control. While performing control in which thermal power plants participate, additional losses related with the non-stationary operation of power plant equipment appear. In the paper, the methodology of estimating the dependency of the thermal power plant block (an aggregate of 300 MW) efficiency coefficient on its load variation magnitude and frequency while operating in control regime is presented. Calculations presenting the solution using spectral analysis tools are carried out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is important to investigate the effect of wind power plants on electric power system operation when the wind power energy proportion is increasing in Lithuania. In this paper, the dependence of frequency and cross-border power interchange deviations on wind power plants' operation in the Lithuanian electric power system is presented; the most suitable load frequency control algorithms and the composition of power plants participating in control are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Currently many developed mathematical models of electrical power systems (EPS) are designed for calculation of short transient processes lasting about ten minutes, however, in these models load and frequency control algorithms, load variations and wind farm operation generally aren't fully estimated, and the models that estimate these factors are designed for inaccurate calculations. In the paper, a mathematical model of an electrical power system in which wind power farms operate is presented. It enables to analyse long transient processes while estimating wind power plants operation, load variation and various load and frequency control algorithms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]