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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Smart Grid''' β An "Electricity Supply Network" that uses "Digital Communications Technology" to "Detect and React" to "Local Changes" in "Usage" and "Supply." * '''Smart Meter''' β A "Device" that "Tracks" "Real-Time Energy Use" and "Sends" the data to the "Utility" and the "Customer." * '''Demand Response''' β A "System" where "Consumers" (or their 'Smart Appliances') "Reduce" or "Shift" their "Energy Use" during "Peak Demand" to "Save Money" and "Prevent Blackouts." * '''Microgrid''' β A "Local Energy Grid" (e.g., 'A Campus' or 'A Hospital') that can "Disconnect" from the "Main Grid" and "Run Itself" using "Local Solar/Batteries." * '''V2G''' (Vehicle-to-Grid) β Using the "Batteries" in "Electric Cars" to "Send Power Back" to the grid when it is "Needed," "Turning" "Cars" into a "Global Battery." * '''Distributed Energy Resources''' (DER) β "Small-Scale" "Power Sources" (Rooftop solar, Home batteries) that are "Distributed" across the network. * '''Virtual Power Plant''' (VPP) β A "Cloud-Based" "Software System" that "Clusters" "Thousands of Small DERs" together to "Act" like a "Single Large Power Plant." * '''Phasor Measurement Unit''' (PMU) β A "Sensor" that "Measures" the "Health" of the grid with "Extreme Precision" (60 times per second), "Preventing" "Blackouts." * '''Dynamic Line Rating''' β "Adjusting" the "Capacity" of "Power Lines" based on "Weather" (Wind/Temp), "Allowing" for "More Power" when the "Wind" is "Cooling the Wires." * '''The 'Edge' of the Grid''' β The "Part" of the network "Closest to the Consumer" (The home, the EV charger, the smart fridge). </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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