This paper describes a medical IT platform based on Wireless Sensor Networks and e-textile which supports indoor location-aware services as well as monitoring physiological parameters, such as ECG, heart rate, body ...

The electricity consumption in the buildings sector has been steadily increasing during the last decade, up to the point that energy efficiency in this sector has become a major problem for governments, utilities, customers, ...

The increasing energy consumption in the residential sector and the growing penetration of renewable generation in build-ings have been leading to the need of smarter buildings. In or-der to reduce the energy consumption, ...

The integration of Distributed Generation, Electric Vehicles, and storage without compromising the quality of the power delivery requires the deployment of a communications overlay that allows monitoring and controlling ...

Due to the fact that the information managed in the so-called Smart Grids is extremely sensitive, security is a key requirement for their wide deployment and adoption. However, the use of secure mechanisms entails not only ...

Las futuras redes eléctricas necesitan ser flexibles en el lado de la demanda para que la política energética de la UE sea creíble, sobre todo en lo que se refiere a la integración de mayores porcentajes de renovables. ...

La importancia de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicaciones (TIC) en las Infraestructuras de Medición Avanzadas (AMI) conlleva muchos beneficios, pero también nuevos retos para la distribución eléctrica, siendo ...

The traditional electricity grid has remained the same for most of last century, without major architectural improvements. However, its requirements, guidelines and goals do have changed, especially during the last few ...