smart grid

electrical grid operated by automatic control devices or controled and maintained from distance
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smart grid

Summary

smart grid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • smart grid is a type of electrical grid[2].
  • smart grid's Commons category is recorded as Smart grids[3].
  • smart grid comprises smart meter[4].
  • smart grid comprises Load control switch[5].
  • smart grid comprises renewable energy[6].
  • smart grid comprises broadband[7].
  • smart grid comprises information management[8].
  • smart grid comprises distributed generation[9].
  • smart grid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Smart grid[10].
  • smart grid's described by source is recorded as Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007[11].
  • smart grid's described by source is recorded as IEEE Smart Grid[12].
  • smart grid's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[13].
  • smart grid's significant place is recorded as Smart Grid Energy Research Center[14].

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Definition and Type

smart grid is a type of electrical grid[2].

Use and Application

Components include smart meter[4]; Load control switch[5]; renewable energy[6], an energy[15]; broadband[7], a technique[16]; information management[8], an academic discipline[17]; and distributed generation[9].

Why It Matters

smart grid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant place Smart Grid Energy Research Center
    Has parts
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Climate change
    Subclass of electrical grid
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29493, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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