A high-performance monitoring system displays fluctuations in real-time in the power distribution grid of an entire section of the EPFL campus. This installation represents an important step towards the realistic deployment of the smart grids concept for the massive integration of renewables. Imagine for a moment the idea of powering a neighborhood, a city or even an entire country with solar or wind energy alone. This scenario requires nearly flawless control over what happens in our power grids. We need to be able to monitor the grid and react very quickly whenever clouds pass over the solar panels or the wind drops. At EPFL, a sophisticated metering system developed by Mario Paolone and Jean-Yves Le Boudec represents a major step in the development of the smart grids concept. The researchers installed sophisticated sensors, called Phasor Measurement Units, in four campus buildings.
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