Appropriate for researchers‎,‎ practitioners‎,‎ and students alike‎,‎ Communication and Networking in Smart Grids presents state‎-of‎-the‎-art approaches and novel technologies for communication networks in smart grids‎.‎ It explains how contemporary grid networks are developed and deployed and presents a collection of cutting‎-edge advances to help improve current practice‎.‎ Prominent researchers working on smart grids and in related fields around the world explain the fundamental aspects and applications of smart grids‎.‎ Describing the role that communication and networking will play in future smart grids‎,‎ they examine power delivery and the complete range of features and services available through smart grids‎.‎ The book is divided into two parts‎:‎ Smart Grids in General and Communications and Networks in Smart Grids‎.‎

Its comprehensive coverage includes‎:‎ * Management of locally generated powers in micro grids * Multi‎-perspective service management in virtual power plants * Distributed algorithms for demand management and grid stability in smart grids * Electric distribution grid optimization‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎