简介：Microgridsarelocalpowersystemsthatmayormaynotbeconnectedtothedistributionsystemandaretypicallycontrolledbythelocaloperator.Interestinmicrogridsisrisinganditislikelythatthenumberofmicrogridsconnectedtodistributionnetworkswillincrease.Currently,thereisnoconsensusonhowmicrogridswillinteractwiththedistributionsystem―theyhavethepotentialtothreatenstability,ortoassist.Howevermicrogrids,withtheiremphasisonsophisticatedcontrolinordertomanagetheirparticularchallenges,addressmanyoftheproblemsthatwillberequiredtoovercomeinrealizingthesmartgrid.Thispaperexaminessomeoftheissuesinvolvedinconnectingmicrogridstothedistributionnetworks,andillustrateshowmicrogridshaveakeyroletoplayinthedevelopmentofthesmartgrid.

简介：Securityofsmarttechnologieslikesmartgridsandcrowdenergysystemscannotrelyonlyontechnicalsolutions,humansplayasignificantroleinfailure,securityculture,informationsecurity,cybersecurity,trustandsharing,andperceptionsandconcern.Thispaperinvestigatessecurityissuesinsmarttechnologiesandtherelatedroleofhumanfailure,whetheritisintentionalorunintentional.Methodsthathelpreducingthisfailurearediscussed.Ahumanorientedframeworkforfailurereductionispresentedinordertoenhancesecurity.IndexTermsCrowdenergy,humanrole,intentionalfailure,security,smartgrids,unintentionalfailure.1.IntroductionManystateofthearttechnologiesaretaggedwiththe'smart'label.Ingeneralunderstandingthismeansinterconnectedness,interactivityand4.0automation,i.e.theapplicationofsensorsandinformationandcommunicationtechnology(SICT)andprocessinganever-changingandexpandingdata/knowledgebase.Fromahigherpointofview'smart'standsbutformorethanjusttheabove-mentionedtechnicalaspects;alsoandinparticularsocial,political,economicandecologicalaspectswillbeaddressed.Thismeansthat'smartmeetschallengestoimprovesustainablewelfare'[1].Inthissense,forexample,thetermsmartgridaddressesnotonlythecommunicativeinterconnectionandcontroloftheentitiesofapowersystem,i.e.technology,butpreciselyalsosustainability,conservationofresources,renewability,andefficiency.Securityhasbeenveryimportantfornewtechnologiesandsystemslikeelectricalgridsandpowerplants.Theseneedtobesecuredcarefullybecauseweaknessesinthesecuritymightleadtopartialdamageandreductionofserviceinseveralways.Inextremecasesdestructioncanhap-

简介：Renewableenergyisclearlyaveryimportanttopicnowadays.Theriskandthedamagethatcouldbecausedbyconventionalenergyresourcescannotbehidden.Thereisanenormousneedthatpeoplestartformulatingabetterattitudetowardsrenewableenergyandchangetheirconsumptionbehaviour.Otherwise,thefutureofenvironmentandthecominggenerationsaredefiantlynotgoingtobepromising.Thispaperdiscussestheimportanceofsustainableenergyandhowtheenergyrelatedbehaviouriscreated.Itpresentsaframeworktoinfluencethecurrentbehaviourandpushittobemoregreenoriented.Itisalsoimportanttoknowtillwhatlimitaregovernmentsresponsibleinthischange,andwhatarethetoolsthattheyhavetopushtowardsgreendirection.