Smart Grid
A modernized electricity grid that uses digital control and two-way communication to balance supply and demand.
Technical Details
Smart grids integrate renewables, storage, and flexible loads (like EV charging) using sensors, automation, and standardized communications.
Fleet Applications
Fleets can become controllable energy consumers and, in compatible future V2G setups, potentially producers. Cost, carbon, and grid-service effects depend on the site, equipment, approvals, and market access.
Related Terms
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
Bidirectional charging technology that enables electric vehicles to return digitally managed energy from their batteries back to the power grid during peak demand periods.
Peak Shaving
Strategy to reduce electricity consumption during intervals of maximum demand to lower demand charges.
Hybrid Cloud + Local EMS (OCPP)
An EMS architecture where advanced optimization runs in the cloud while a local controller/EMS provides fast protection and offline fallback at the site.
Generator Mode (Grid-Following vs Grid-Forming)
ISO 15118-20 BPT parameter describing the inverter behavior during discharge: following the grid voltage/frequency (grid-following) or actively forming them (grid-forming).
Islanding Detection (Active vs Passive)
Techniques to detect an unintentional “island” where a site keeps energizing a local grid segment after it is disconnected from the main grid.
Demand Response
Shifting or reducing electricity consumption in response to grid signals or price incentives.
Bidirectional Charging
Charging that allows energy to flow both into the vehicle and back out to a building or the grid.
IEC 60870-5-104 (Telecontrol Protocol)
A TCP/IP-based protocol used by grid operators for remote control and monitoring of grid-connected assets.