Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Vol. 13, No. 5, October 2024, pp. 2991~3000 ISSN: 2302-9285, DOI: 10.11591/eei.v13i5.6331  2991 Journal homepage: http://beei.org Analysis of distributed smart grid system on the national grids M. Mythreyee, Nalini Anandan Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, India Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received Mar 27, 2023 Revised Dec 8, 2023 Accepted Mar 20, 2024 In the power industry, advanced techniques have furthered the development of the smart grid's power system and management. The world's third-largest country is India, which has a producer and consumer of electricity, is struggling with different power-related problems, as well as distribution losses, transmission, environmental concerns, and electricity theft. The energy sector is investigating innovative technologies to enhance grid efficiency, security, and sustainability to address power-related issues. Recently, smart grid technology has ascribed significance to the energy scenario; the term "smart grid" relates to electric electricity. The study aims to thoroughly evaluate how smart grid technologies might improve the reliability and efficiency of India's electrical system. This article examines the impact of smart grid technologies on national grids and makes some proposals to authorities for switching their traditional grid system to a smart grid system. The results indicate the yearly wind profile, comparative analysis of energy consumption, and cost analysis of the system. Smart grid integration is strengthened by the useful insights provided by the annual wind profile study, which reveals the region's renewable energy potential. Analysis of costs and energy consumption patterns show that switching to a smart grid system is financially feasible in the long term, and studies of impacts on utilization of resources show that it is beneficial. Keywords: National grid Power sectors Renewable energy sources Smart grid Smart meters This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license. Corresponding Author: M. Mythreyee Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute Maduravoyal, Chennai-600095, Tamilnadu, India Email: mythreyee.phd@gmail.com 1. INTRODUCTION One type of advanced technology that enables bidirectional is a smart grid system. However, it contains various other elements, including availability, efficacy, precision, controllability, adaptability, interoperability, sustainability measurability, excellence, dependability, sustainability, stability, scalability, and security. The Indian power system is organized into five regional grids for planning and operational purposes. The unification of regional grids, also hence the development of the national grid, was conceived in the early 1990s. Regional grid integration commenced with asynchronous high-voltage direct current (HVDC) back-to-back inter-regional lines that allowed for the restricted exchange of regulated power. It advanced to standard performance synchronous wires connecting the areas. The earliest inter-regional links were designed to ease the transfer of operational excess across regions. However, as the planning concept evolved from regional self-sufficiency to an inter-regional linkage, national foundation were planned in conjunction with generating projects that had benefited from beyond regional lines. This research aims to identify aspects that could act as drivers for the development of India's smart grid. The essential components of smart electricity networks are smart meters.