Integration of Communication and Power Networks for Planning and Optimization of Smart Grids

This thesis contributes to the planning of ICT infrastructures for smart grids and the optimization of their applications from a research point of view, incorporating communication networks and power grids in the design phase. The particular focus lies on wide area measurement systems (WAMSs), which consist of phasor measurement units, phasor data concentrators, data centers, and the underlying communication network. von Tokel, Halil Alper