Power Grid Monitoring System

Smart grid is one of the trending technological innovation of the modern world, In India, present situation when the electrical industry is facing huge challenges Globally, ranging from a supply-demand gap to rising cost, global warming etc. the solution to reinvent the business is smart grid. Factors that drives for an adaptation of smart grid in India includes the need to reduce commercial & technical losses, resolve the chronic supply-demand gap & finding a revolutionize way for more advanced electricity supply leading to sustainability & high growth economic development goals. It provides real-time monitoring of data collection & remote control of system elements like, smart meters, intelligent devices, power lines, feeder switches, capacitor bank, fault analyzers & other facilities. The paper focus on (a) Current Indian Power Sector; (b) technology & devices used in smart grid; (c) Smart grid challenges; (d) current smart grid status in India.