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This article presents an overview of the history of power systems and describes the features of power systems from a systems engineering perspective, as well as discussing smart grids and smart communities as social infrastructure for efficient power and energy use. This article also outlines the latest trends in the research, development, and pilot-testing of smart grids and smart communities both within Japan and abroad.
Adapted from Keiichiro Yasuda and Ken-ichi Tokoro “Smartification of Social Infrastructure for Efficient Power and Energy Use (written in Japanese),” Journal of The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Vol. 55, No. 8, pp. 698–703 (2016). Partly translated by permission of The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers.
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Yasuda, K., Tokoro, Ki. (2021). Smartification of Social Infrastructure for Efficient Power and Energy Use. In: Kaihara, T., Kita, H., Takahashi, S. (eds) Innovative Systems Approach for Designing Smarter World. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6651-6_10
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