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This article proposed the architecture of a stand-alone photovoltaic connected system (SPVS) with energy storage. An SPVS with energy storage requires power management for various operating modes. A coordinate controller is often necessary to manage the change in control architecture depending on the operating mode. This proposed system contains a boost converter (BC) and a bidirectional switched quasi-Z-source DC-DC converter (BSQZSDC). The BC is used for two purposes. The first is extracting the maximum power from the PV. The second is to control the DC link voltage when the SPVS is not in MPPT mode; dual-loop PI controllers are used for this. The BSQZSDC is used for energy management and regulates DC link voltage when SPVS operates in MPPT mode. This paper addresses about the effective control approach that BSQZSDC used, i.e., the double-integral sliding mode control, to regulate the DC link voltage and battery current in various operating modes. Experimental results were carried out to depict that the controller reasonably achieves the control objectives and proper energy management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Smart Grid AMI is at the forefront of modernizing energy management for efficient energy distribution and maintaining grid reliability. However, the seamless flow of data within AMI introduces critical security challenges, necessitating innovative approaches to ensure secure data transmission. This paper addresses these challenges by proposing a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) based on Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) framework for secure data transmission within the Smart Grid AMI. Primarily, we formulate the routing problem as a MOO challenge with four primary objectives namely, energy efficiency, latency minimization, reliability, and security to capture the essence of efficient and secure data transmission. Further, we introduce an RL agent based on the Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) algorithm for robust policy learning. The RL agent by exploring diverse routing actions and receiving rewards optimizes the routing decisions within the network environment based on the objectives specified in the multi-objective function (MOF). A novel MOF quantifies trade-offs between security and performance metrics, integrating QKD-based security metrics with traditional optimization objectives. This function guides the RL agent in making informed routing decisions. Through extensive simulations using the NS-2 simulator in a realistic Smart Grid AMI environment, the proposed approach obtained energy consumption of 750 J, latency of 55 ms, and security level of 96% and also revealed significant improvements compared to conventional techniques widely employed for secured communication in AMI networks. Overall, the simulation results exhibited that the proposed method showed outstanding performance by achieving energy efficiency of 0.95, latency reduction of 0.92, reliability improvement of 0.94, and security enhancement of 0.96. Overall, this integration offers a pioneering solution to address the evolving security challenges in the Smart Grid landscape and contributes to the advancement of secure data transmission in Smart Grid AMI networks, fostering a resilient and secure energy ecosystem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intelligent load scheduling for the smart city is essential due to the growth of industrialization, which directly consumes energy from the grid. The energy management system in industrialization is enhanced using the Internet of things in the same domain. The general need in a smart city is to maintain the energy utilization and cost that the industrial Internet of things could achieve for industry application. Researchers have also found a solution to this problem, but every time the generator cannot sell energy, the industry purchases the same. There is a chance for the industry to supply its energy to other industries or the grid. By keeping this constraint, an intelligent approach to load scheduling based on optimized Q-Net is proposed in this paper, comprising the supplies as renewable energy, battery, and industrial energy. Also, the reactive power flow of smart cities during scheduling is mitigated by classifying the energy available in the bus network. The proposed method scheduled demand power with 99% accuracy with the lowest cost of 13.7041$/KW for peak hr. scheduling with a demand of 6000KW/hr. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]