Smart Grids
Electric grids with sensors, communications, automation, and analytics for monitoring, control, reliability, and distributed resources.
Core metadata
- ID: smart_grids
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1983 (decade)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: emerging
Prerequisites
- Cloud Computing & Distributed Systems (cloud_computing_distributed_systems)
- High-Voltage Transmission (high_voltage_transmission)
- Power Electronics (power_electronics)
Dependents
- Electric Vehicle Charging Networks (electric_vehicle_charging_networks)
- Long-Duration Energy Storage (long_duration_energy_storage)
- Wind Turbine Power Electronics (wind_turbine_power_electronics)
Fields
Field lanes
- Energy Systems & Grid: Control & Markets
Node sources
- Grid Modernization and the Smart Grid (U.S. Department of Energy, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-Voltage Transmission (high_voltage_transmission) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | High-Voltage Transmission provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Power Electronics (power_electronics) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Power Electronics provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Cloud Computing & Distributed Systems (cloud_computing_distributed_systems) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Cloud Computing & Distributed Systems provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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