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The paper reports on the potential challenges and opportunities of an electric power trans-Canadian grid (TCG). The report, which is the first stage of a broad research project on the TCG, identifies and examines the main issues from a qualitative view point and sets the stage for further quantitative analysis. The paper evaluates the competitive advantage of a TCG to meet established planning and operation norms such as cost and reliability as well as more topical criteria related to emissions control as a result of concerns over climate change. The proposed TCG would interconnect the provincial grids more tightly through one or a combination of possible topologies elaborated upon in the paper. The possible advantages of such a project are discussed in detail as are the expected barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Much has been written about the Smart Grid including a myriad of definitions and points of view. This paper is intended to provide yet another point of view though focused solely on the application layers, how they impact the Distribution Layer and support the communications technologies at each layer. The entire smart grid success will depend on communications as a “backbone.” Reliable communications plays a major role insuring that the power generated is distributed properly. Communications has and will always allocate proper distribution of power needed. Research has shown the loss of Power Generated, in the US during generation, could be as high as 20%. A question to ask yourself is; “How would your business survive if it had a 20% inventory shrinkage rate?” This paper will answer this and many other questions about the Smart Grid. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Resilience has recently emerged as a security priority, but the development of mission resilience analysis techniques for military systems has lagged behind those for other systems. This paper identifies gaps for mission resilience assessment in current vulnerability assessment approaches used at military facilities. Additionally, the paper describes ongoing research to develop a set of mission resilience models that addresses those gaps and could be used to evaluate mission resilience to electric power outages. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This paper discusses the priority issues on the energy infrastructure before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Japan. For the issue before the earthquake “Development and implementation of technologies that realizes a co-existence between sustainability and living comfortableness,” seven technologies are explained, such as “Improvement of efficiency in Energy use” including “Improvement of efficiency through the progress of power device technology” as a solution. For the issue after that “Review and improvement of existing technologies to restore confidence in technology,” two items are listed, such as “Review and improvement of Security and Safety of Existing Technology.” [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Solar PV interconnection analyses have historically been addressed by analyzing one or two PV system interconnection requests at a time. As higher penetration levels and numbers of PV systems are realized, the ability to efficiently model and analyze large numbers of PV system deployments and scenarios becomes increasingly important yet difficult. Time and spatial impacts along with uncertainty in the rate of PV adoption must also be considered. Advanced distribution analysis tools are necessary to take into account such factors, and also allow for the quick screening of interconnection requests. This paper discusses some of these issues along with the examples illustrated using an open source distribution analysis program. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]