Survey on Utilization of Wireless Communication Technology for Smart Grid

To transform the existing power sector into secure, adaptive, sustainable, that provides reliable and quality energy to the consumers we need smart communication system. Presently efficient wireless communication technology is needed for Smart Grids. The proposed technology should enable seamless and latency free communication between various smart grid components like generating stations, substations, consumers and operators. Energy companies have been seeking for a cost effective and reliable communication technology to support their grid automation and control. The future development of electric power grid is smart grid, which include features like flexible, clean, secure, economic, and friendly and so on. This paper explores the possible infrastructure for communication architecture for Smart Grid with modern techniques firstly: then feasibility study of using Commercial networks, like LTE and 4G in smart grid communication is presented.