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Hype Cycle for Smart Grid Technologies, 2012
27 July 2012
 
Zarko Sumic  

The smart grid is a vision of the future electricity delivery infrastructure that improves network efficiency and resilience, while empowering consumers and addressing energy sustainability concerns. This Hype Cycle outlines diverse technologies that enable energy-provisioning transformation.





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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • What You Need to Know
    • The Hype Cycle
    • The Priority Matrix
    • Off the Hype Cycle
    • On the Rise
      • Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging
      • Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
      • Networking IT and OT
    • At the Peak
      • Home Energy Management/Consumer Energy Management
      • Big Data in Energy and Utilities
      • Consumer Energy Storage
      • Smart Appliances
      • Social Media for Utilities
      • Complex-Event Processing
      • Energy Storage (Renewables Integration)
      • Business Process Management for Utilities
      • Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles/Electric Vehicles
      • Home-Area Network
      • Operational Technology Security
      • Advanced Distribution Management Systems
      • Distributed Generation
      • Microgrids
    • Sliding Into the Trough
      • Combined Heat and Power
      • Phasor Measurement Units
      • Customer Gateways
      • Advanced Metering Infrastructure
      • Demand Response
      • CIM-Driven Integration Standards
      • Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems
      • Advanced Distribution Protection and Restoration Devices
      • Broadband Over Power Lines
      • Energy Storage (Grid System)
    • Climbing the Slope
      • Intelligent Electronic Devices
      • Meter Data Management
      • RF Networks for Utility Field Applications
      • Energy Storage (UPS/Power Quality)
      • Event-Driven Architecture
    • Entering the Plateau
      • Process Data Historians
    • Appendixes
      • Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels
  • Recommended Reading
Tables
Table 1.
Hype Cycle Phases
Table 2.
Benefit Ratings
Table 3.
Maturity Levels
Figures
Figure 1.
Hype Cycle for Smart Grid Technologies, 2012
Figure 2.
Priority Matrix for Smart Grid Technologies, 2012
Figure 3.
Hype Cycle for Intelligent Grid Technologies, 2011




Document History:
 
Hype Cycle for Smart Grid Technologies, 2012
27 July 2012
  
Hype Cycle for Smart Grid Technologies, 2011
25 July 2011
  
Hype Cycle for Smart Grid Technologies, 2010
23 July 2010
  
Hype Cycle for Smart Grid Technologies, 2009
16 July 2009
  
Hype Cycle for Intelligent Grid Technologies, 2008
26 June 2008
  




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