The First Century of electrical networks powered incandescent lamps in our homes and motors in our factories. Now, in the second century, the large-scale electrification of air, sea, and land vehicles will undoubtedly transform the way electricity is generated, transmitted, dispatched, and consumed once again. To cope with these new demands, a more flexible, reconfigurable, and information-intensive cyber and physical infrastructureat least at the distribution level if not throughout the entire systemis necessary. 2011 IEEE.
