Smart grid evolution and mobile communications - Scenarios on the Finnish power grid

This paper focuses on the evolution of the Finnish power grid until 2035 and the role of mobile communications networks in this evolution. It outlines alternative futures (i.e. scenarios) and identifies the role of mobile communications networks in these scenarios. The paper uses an established scenario planning process and a group of experts to determine three scenarios for the evolution of services offered to customers in a future electricity system and four scenarios describing the evolution of grid management. Finally, the role of mobile communications (cellular networks) is analyzed in each of the scenarios. Results show that mobile networks can serve as a key enabler in those scenarios where smart grid evolution would be the most transformative.

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Funding Information: This work was supported in part by the Finnish public funding agency for research, Business Finland under the project “5G VIIMA”, grant number 6430/31/2018. 5G VIIMA is part of 5G Test Network Finland (5GTNF). Publisher Copyright: © 2021

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3GPP, Anticipatory action learning, Cellular networks, Communications, Mobile networks, Scenario planning, Smart grid

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10.1016/j.epsr.2021.107367

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Borenius, S, Hämmäinen, H, Lehtonen, M & Ahokangas, P 2021, 'Smart grid evolution and mobile communications - Scenarios on the Finnish power grid', Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 199, 107367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2021.107367

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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202106167376

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