The Application of Internet of Things in Smart Grid

With the rapid development of science and technology, the concept of smart grid is proposed and continuously developed. Its inevitable to apply the current technology of Internet of Things (IOT) to Smart Grid, to make peoples access to power resources more intelligent, convenient. Considering on the actual situation, this paper starts from the smart grid concept, then makes an illustration on the relationship between the Internet of Things and Smart Grid, and detailed application analysis on seven actual cases about Things Networkings using on the Smart Grid, at last the elaboration of the development prospects and the importance of the combination of IOT and Smart Grid.