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IoT for Smart Grids: Challenges, Opportunities and Trends

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2021) | Viewed by 11008

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Haris Pervaiz

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School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Interests: energy-efficient green communications and networking; 5G/6G networks; intelligent communication techniques; smart grids communication; vehicular networks and machine learning
Dr. Muhammad Ismail

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Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, USA
Interests: smart grids; networking; cyber-physical security; blockchain; resource allocation; machine learning; optimization; stochastic modelling
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Dr. Islam Safak Bayram

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Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK
Interests: smart grids; electric vehicles; energy storage for grid applications; multivector energy applications; power quality
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Dr. Sukhpal Singh Gill

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School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK
Interests: AI; cloud computing
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advancements in communication systems and the emergence of the Internet of things (IoT) hold a promise to transform the electrical power grids into smart grids that host higher shares of renewable energy generation, deploy energy storage technologies, charge large collections of electric vehicles, and enable demand response at customer sites. In this context, the IoT technology increases the efficiency and sustainability of electricity generation, delivery, and use. Specifically, IoT-enabled devices provide operational intelligence and deliver insights to the grid operators, paving the way to dynamic control and management of the grid assets, reduction of maintenance cost, and increase of operational safety. Early IoT applications include smart home energy management, power system state estimation, and forecasting of asset failures before leading to blackouts, while there is a growing amount of interest to employ IoT technology in other smart grid applications including electric vehicle load management, inverter control for PV systems, estimation of state-of-charge of energy storage units, and microgrid control.


Deploying IoT networks creates torrents of data, requiring advanced analytics, computation, and machine learning tools to uncover new insights related to electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and use. Furthermore, cybersecurity and privacy are growing concerns, as cyber-attacks could lead to catastrophic consequences with long-lasting ramifications. This Special Issue aims to provide an ideal venue to make innovative contributions to IoT for smart grids, including novel network architectures and joint optimization of power and communication networks for efficient planning and operation. We invite experimental, simulation-based, and/or analytical research with well-elaborated realistic case studies.

We look forward to receiving your submission on the topic of “IoT for Smart Grids: Challenges, Opportunities, and Trends”. The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

  • False data injection attack and detection in smart grid IoT;
  • Data analytics in smart grid IoT;
  • Fog/edge/cloud-based service solutions for smart grid IoT;
  • Machine learning and deep learning for resilient and efficient smart grid IoT;
  • Security threats and vulnerability detection in smart grid IoT;
  • Energy theft detection in modern smart grid IoT;
  • Energy efficient deployments for smart grid IoT;
  • Data-driven framework for energy theft detection in distributed renewable energy resources (DRES) using smart grid IoT;
  • Big data analytics in smart grid IoT;
  • Intrusion detection in smart grid IoT;
  • Privacy and security issues in AI applications in smart grid IoT;
  • Secure integration of IoT solutions to smart grids;
  • Privacy and security issues in smart grid IoT interoperability;
  • Game theoretic study of smart grid IoT security and privacy problems;
  • Information theoretic models of privacy and security in smart grid IoT;
  • Data mining and machine learning algorithms for smart charging/discharging of EVs using smart grid IoT;
  • Frameworks, roadmaps, or mechanisms for integrating the smart power grid and intelligent transportation systems using smart grid IoT;
  • Advanced metering infrastructures in smart grid IoT;
  • Benchmarking machine learning models for smart grid IoT communications;
  • Big data, IoT, and machine learning for resilient smart grid infrastructure;
  • Integration of secure solutions for industrial IoT and internet of energy;
  • Security, interoperability, and design models for smart grid IoT using deep learning models;
  • Robustness and fault-tolerance in smart grid IoT using deep learning models;
  • Privacy preserving data aggregation and protection using deep learning models in smart grid IoT;
  • Security and privacy issues in fog/edge-enabled models for smart grid IoT;
  • Economics and performance analysis of smart grid IoT using deep learning models.

Dr Haris Pervaiz
Dr Muhammad Ismail
Dr Islam Safak Bayram
Dr Sukhpal Singh Gill
Guest Editors

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Impact of Compression and Small Cell Deployment on NB-IoT Devices Coverage and Energy Consumption with a Realistic Simulation Model
by Mehdi Zeinali and John S. Thompson
Sensors 2021, 21(19), 6534; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21196534 - 30 Sep 2021
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In the last few years, Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) technologies have been proposed for Machine-Type Communications (MTC). In this paper, we evaluate wireless relay technologies that can improve LPWAN coverage for smart meter communication applications. We provide a realistic coverage analysis using a [...] Read more.
In the last few years, Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) technologies have been proposed for Machine-Type Communications (MTC). In this paper, we evaluate wireless relay technologies that can improve LPWAN coverage for smart meter communication applications. We provide a realistic coverage analysis using a realistic correlated shadow-fading map and path-loss calculation for the environment. Our analysis shows significant reductions in the number of MTC devices in outage by deploying either small cells or Device-to-Device (D2D) communications. In addition, we analyzed the energy consumption of the MTC devices for different data packet sizes and Maximum Coupling Loss (MCL) values. Finally, we study how compression techniques can extend the battery lifetime of MTC devices. Full article
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Incentive Based Load Shedding Management in a Microgrid Using Combinatorial Auction with IoT Infrastructure
by Bizzat Hussain Zaidi, Ihsan Ullah, Musharraf Alam, Bamidele Adebisi, Atif Azad, Ali Raza Ansari and Raheel Nawaz
Sensors 2021, 21(6), 1935; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21061935 - 10 Mar 2021
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This paper presents a novel incentive-based load shedding management scheme within a microgrid environment equipped with the required IoT infrastructure. The proposed mechanism works on the principles of reverse combinatorial auction. We consider a region of multiple consumers who are willing to curtail [...] Read more.
This paper presents a novel incentive-based load shedding management scheme within a microgrid environment equipped with the required IoT infrastructure. The proposed mechanism works on the principles of reverse combinatorial auction. We consider a region of multiple consumers who are willing to curtail their load in the peak hours in order to gain some incentives later. Using the properties of combinatorial auctions, the participants can bid in packages or combinations in order to maximize their and overall social welfare of the system. The winner determination problem of the proposed combinatorial auction, determined using particle swarm optimization algorithm and hybrid genetic algorithm, is also presented in this paper. The performance evaluation and stability test of the proposed scheme are simulated using MATLAB and presented in this paper. The results indicate that combinatorial auctions are an excellent choice for load shedding management where a maximum of 50 users participate. Full article
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Robust Data Recovery in Wireless Sensor Network: A Learning-Based Matrix Completion Framework
by Manel Kortas, Oussama Habachi, Ammar Bouallegue, Vahid Meghdadi, Tahar Ezzedine and Jean-Pierre Cances
Sensors 2021, 21(3), 1016; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21031016 - 2 Feb 2021
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In this paper, we are interested in the data gathering for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). In this context, we assume that only some nodes are active in the network, and that these nodes are not transmitting all the time. On the other side, [...] Read more.
In this paper, we are interested in the data gathering for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). In this context, we assume that only some nodes are active in the network, and that these nodes are not transmitting all the time. On the other side, the inactive nodes are considered to be inexistent or idle for a long time period. Henceforth, the sink should be able to recover the entire data matrix whie using the few received measurements. To this end, we propose a novel technique that is based on the Matrix Completion (MC) methodology. Indeed, the considered compression pattern, which is composed of structured and random losses, cannot be solved by existing MC techniques. When the received reading matrix contains several missing rows, corresponding to the inactive nodes, MC techniques are unable to recover the missing data. Thus, we propose a clustering technique that takes the inter-nodes correlation into account, and we present a complementary minimization problem based-interpolation technique that guarantees the recovery of the inactive nodes’ readings. The proposed reconstruction pattern, combined with the sampling one, is evaluated under extensive simulations. The results confirm the validity of each building block and the efficiency of the whole structured approach, and prove that it outperforms the closest scheme. Full article
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