Markets for Sensors for the Smart Grid: 2014-2021
NanoMarkets has been providing coverage of the market for smart grid sensors for almost five years now and has acquired an insider’s knowledge of both the dynamics of this market and how sensors are currently being deployed in the smart grid. In this new report, we reexamine the market for grid sensors in what we believe are fundamentally new conditions.
First, we consider how the shift to the Internet-of-Things (IoT) will impact the smart grid market. In past, grid sensors were either standalone devices or deployed in small networks that were not connected to each other. In the near-term future we expect to see these sensors start to talk to other devices, not just in the grid, but also in lighting and HVAC systems as well as in a new generation of building automation systems. The leap in functionality that the next generation of grid sensors will provide will both help to grow the market and lead to new requirements for such sensors
This report includes an analysis of how various players up and down the smart grid supply chain – firms such as electrical equipment manufacturers, electrical companies and the sensor makers themselves -- will be able to make money out of smart grid sensor business. In addition, as with previous studies we have included a forecast of the grid sensor market with breakouts by applications, types of sensor, etc. We also identify the key firms in this market and analyze their strategies.
First, we consider how the shift to the Internet-of-Things (IoT) will impact the smart grid market. In past, grid sensors were either standalone devices or deployed in small networks that were not connected to each other. In the near-term future we expect to see these sensors start to talk to other devices, not just in the grid, but also in lighting and HVAC systems as well as in a new generation of building automation systems. The leap in functionality that the next generation of grid sensors will provide will both help to grow the market and lead to new requirements for such sensors
This report includes an analysis of how various players up and down the smart grid supply chain – firms such as electrical equipment manufacturers, electrical companies and the sensor makers themselves -- will be able to make money out of smart grid sensor business. In addition, as with previous studies we have included a forecast of the grid sensor market with breakouts by applications, types of sensor, etc. We also identify the key firms in this market and analyze their strategies.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
E.1 How Sensing and Monitoring Alleviates 21st Century Grid Management Challenges
E.1.1 How the Internet of Things is Driving the Market for Sensors in the Smart Grid
E.2 Opportunity Analysis
E.2.1 Sensor Manufacturers
E.2.2 Electrical Equipment and Meter Companies
E.2.2 Power and Telephone Companies
E.3 Key Players in the Grid Sensor Market to Watch
E.4 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to this Report
1.2 Objectives and Scope of the Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report
CHAPTER TWO: APPLICATIONS FOR SENSORS IN THE SMART GRID
2.1 Current and Future Roles for Sensors in SCADA Networks
2.2 Sensors in the Advanced Metering Infrastructure
2.2.1 Impact of the IoT
2.3 Sensors Requirements for Grid Management
2.3.1 Outage Management System
2.3.2 Peak Load Management
2.3.3 Demand Response
2.3.4 Power Quality Management
2.3.5 Phasor Measurement Units
2.3.6 Other Grid Management Applications
2.4 Sensors in Energy Storage
2.4.1 Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure: Sensor Requirements
2.4.2 Energy Storage, Sensors and Capacity Firming
2.5 Generation-Related Applications for Grid Sensors
2.5.1 Sensor Requirements for Renewable Energy Integration
2.5.2 Sensors and Supply Response from Generation side
2.5.3 Other Facilities Automation Applications for Sensor Management
2.6 Sensor Requirements for Microgrids
2.7 Key Points from this Chapter
CHAPTER 3: PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENSORS IN REALIZING THE SMART GRID
3.1 Sensors for Grid Maintenance: Voltage, Current, Capacitance, Inductance and Phase Measurement
3.2 Time Synchronization Sensors
3.3 Chemical/Gas Sensors in the Smart Grid
3.3.1 Humidity and Moisture Sensors
3.3.2 Air Quality Sensors
3.3.3 Chemical/Gas Sensors for Safety
3.4 Temperature Sensing and Monitoring in the Smart Grid
3.5 Sensors for Energy Conservation Sensors
3.6 Equipment Monitoring Units (EMUs)
3.7 Key Points from this Chapter
CHAPTER FOUR: EIGHT-YEAR FORECASTS OF SMART GRID SENSORS
4.1 Forecasting Methodology
4.1.1 Data Sources
4.1.3 General Economic Assumptions
4.1.4 Forecasting Approach
4.1.5 Alternative Scenarios
4.2 Eight-Year Forecasts of Smart Grid Sensors
4.2.1 Sensors in SCADA Networks by Type of Sensor
4.2.2 Sensors in the Advanced Metering Infrastructure by Type of Sensor
4.2.3 Sensors in Grid Management by Type of Application and Type of Sensor
4.2.4 Sensors for Energy Storage by Type of Application and Type of Sensor
4.2.5 Sensors for Renewable Energy Generation by Type of Sensor
4.2.6 Other Grid-Related Sensor Applications at Generators
4.2.7 Sensors for Microgrids
4.3 Summary of Eight-Year Grid Sensor Forecasts by Application
4.4 Summary of Eight-Year Grid Sensor Forecasts by Sensor Type
4.5 Summary of Eight-Year Grid Sensor Forecast by Country/Geographic Region
E.1 How Sensing and Monitoring Alleviates 21st Century Grid Management Challenges
E.1.1 How the Internet of Things is Driving the Market for Sensors in the Smart Grid
E.2 Opportunity Analysis
E.2.1 Sensor Manufacturers
E.2.2 Electrical Equipment and Meter Companies
E.2.2 Power and Telephone Companies
E.3 Key Players in the Grid Sensor Market to Watch
E.4 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to this Report
1.2 Objectives and Scope of the Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report
CHAPTER TWO: APPLICATIONS FOR SENSORS IN THE SMART GRID
2.1 Current and Future Roles for Sensors in SCADA Networks
2.2 Sensors in the Advanced Metering Infrastructure
2.2.1 Impact of the IoT
2.3 Sensors Requirements for Grid Management
2.3.1 Outage Management System
2.3.2 Peak Load Management
2.3.3 Demand Response
2.3.4 Power Quality Management
2.3.5 Phasor Measurement Units
2.3.6 Other Grid Management Applications
2.4 Sensors in Energy Storage
2.4.1 Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure: Sensor Requirements
2.4.2 Energy Storage, Sensors and Capacity Firming
2.5 Generation-Related Applications for Grid Sensors
2.5.1 Sensor Requirements for Renewable Energy Integration
2.5.2 Sensors and Supply Response from Generation side
2.5.3 Other Facilities Automation Applications for Sensor Management
2.6 Sensor Requirements for Microgrids
2.7 Key Points from this Chapter
CHAPTER 3: PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENSORS IN REALIZING THE SMART GRID
3.1 Sensors for Grid Maintenance: Voltage, Current, Capacitance, Inductance and Phase Measurement
3.2 Time Synchronization Sensors
3.3 Chemical/Gas Sensors in the Smart Grid
3.3.1 Humidity and Moisture Sensors
3.3.2 Air Quality Sensors
3.3.3 Chemical/Gas Sensors for Safety
3.4 Temperature Sensing and Monitoring in the Smart Grid
3.5 Sensors for Energy Conservation Sensors
3.6 Equipment Monitoring Units (EMUs)
3.7 Key Points from this Chapter
CHAPTER FOUR: EIGHT-YEAR FORECASTS OF SMART GRID SENSORS
4.1 Forecasting Methodology
4.1.1 Data Sources
4.1.3 General Economic Assumptions
4.1.4 Forecasting Approach
4.1.5 Alternative Scenarios
4.2 Eight-Year Forecasts of Smart Grid Sensors
4.2.1 Sensors in SCADA Networks by Type of Sensor
4.2.2 Sensors in the Advanced Metering Infrastructure by Type of Sensor
4.2.3 Sensors in Grid Management by Type of Application and Type of Sensor
4.2.4 Sensors for Energy Storage by Type of Application and Type of Sensor
4.2.5 Sensors for Renewable Energy Generation by Type of Sensor
4.2.6 Other Grid-Related Sensor Applications at Generators
4.2.7 Sensors for Microgrids
4.3 Summary of Eight-Year Grid Sensor Forecasts by Application
4.4 Summary of Eight-Year Grid Sensor Forecasts by Sensor Type
4.5 Summary of Eight-Year Grid Sensor Forecast by Country/Geographic Region
