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Smart grid

Meaning in energy & renewables, with examples

nounCommon term

In energy & renewables, smart grid means: A power network that uses digital sensors, communication and automation to monitor and control electricity flows, making the grid more efficient and flexible.

In Turkish: akıllı şebeke

How it is used

Used in strategy documents, research and utility projects. Smart grid technologies include smart meters, automated switches, remote monitoring and systems that coordinate rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles. Projects aim to modernise, digitalise and automate the grid.

Example sentences

  1. The smart grid pilot lets the utility locate faults within minutes.

  2. Electric vehicle charging will be easier to manage on a smart grid.

Common collocations

  • smart grid technology
  • smart grid project
  • grid digitalisation
  • grid automation
  • smart meterAn electricity or gas meter that records consumption at short intervals and sends the data automatically to the supplier or network operator.
  • demand responseChanging when or how much electricity consumers use in response to price signals or requests from the grid operator, for example reducing factory load during a peak.
  • microgridA small local power network, for example on a campus, island or industrial site, with its own generation and storage, that can run connected to the main grid or on its own.
  • distribution networkThe lower-voltage part of the power system that takes electricity from substations and delivers it through local lines and cables to homes and businesses.

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