Challenges and Opportunities of 5G in Power Grids

This paper is based on the ongoing evolution of the power grid for supporting a much more flexible and dynamic grid with a high penetration of renewable energy sources and storages. The foreseen applications required for controlling and protecting this new grid is further mapped against the emerging 5G technology, identifying both the challenges as well as the opportunities, by assessing the power grid requirements versus the envisioned 5G technology and functionality.