Optimization and Security Challenges in Smart Power Grids

 This book provides an overview of state-of-the-art research on “Systems and Optimization Aspects of Smart Grid Challenges.” The authors have compiled and integrated different aspects of applied systems optimization research to smart grids, and also

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Vijay Pappu Marco Carvalho Panos M. Pardalos Editors

Optimization and Security Challenges in Smart Power Grids

Energy Systems

Series Editor Panos M. Pardalos, Gainesville FL, USA

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Vijay Pappu Marco Carvalho Panos M. Pardalos •

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Optimization and Security Challenges in Smart Power Grids

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Editors Vijay Pappu Panos M. Pardalos Industrial and Systems Engineering University of Florida Gainesville, FL USA

ISSN 1867-8998 ISBN 978-3-642-38133-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38134-8

Marco Carvalho Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL USA

ISSN 1867-9005 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-38134-8 (eBook)

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Preface

The electrical power grid is often referred to as one of the most complex manmade systems on Earth. Its importance to all aspects of our daily lives, economic stability, and national security cannot be overstated, and the need for an updated, secure, resilient, and smarter power grid infrastructure is increasingly recognized and supported by policy makers and market forces. The promise of a smarter electrical grid