2.5. Work done in smart grid renewable energy system
A survey of integrating renewable energy in smart grid system during the last decade is presented in Table 1. The table presents details of research characteristics, methodology used, objective and results obtained.
Smart grid studies and research have mostly focused on conventional interconnected grid systems.
Summary of work done in smart grid application for renewable energy distributed generation can be classified according to the research characteristics as follows: giving the concept of smart grid as well as pros and cons, technology adoption, optimal allocation of renewable energy in smart grid system, pricing and forecasting, and challenge of integrating renewable sources in smart grid system, etc.