Promises of Interdependent Power and Energy Systems for Future Smart Cities

Smart cities aim at providing hardware and software platforms to enable novel functionalities. The main goal is to integrate modern technologies while upgrading the available resources at all systems within the future cities, including power systems, communication networks, societal networks, and transportation networks. Each subsystem in the smart cities has specific objectives and operational constraints. The ultimate goal of smart cities is to improve the quality of life while making sure all technologies are deployed in a sustainable manner. In this context, due to the ever-increasing electrification at various networks, power system modernization plays a pivotal role in city smartification. Interdependent power and energy networks can expedite the path towards intelligent infrastructures by supplying reliable and sustainable energy to the end-users. The main focus of this paper is on the promises of modern power systems for future smart cities. To this end, first the current practices for the transition from conventional fossil-fuel-based power systems towards smart grids are explained which are more reliable, secure, and environmental-friendly. Then, the potential advantages and contributions of modern power systems in smart cities are explored. As an example of emerging technologies in power systems that affect the future smart cities, demand response programs and their corresponding mathematical formulations are explained

کلیدواژه ها:

Smart cities ، Interdependent networks ، Sustainability ، Demand response ، Optimization ، Critical infrastructures