Smart Grids and Energy Storage Systems: Powering the Future of Energy In today’s rapidly evolving energy landscape, the push towards sustainability, efficiency, and reliability is stronger than ever. Traditional power grids, though robust in their time, are no longer sufficient to meet the demands of a modern, digital, and environmentally conscious society. This is where smart grids and energy storage systems (ESS) come into play — revolutionizing how electricity is generated, distributed, and consumed. What is a Smart Grid? A smart grid is an advanced electrical network that uses digital communication, automation, and real-time monitoring to optimize the production, delivery, and consumption of electricity. Unlike conventional grids, which operate in a one-way flow (from generation to end-user), smart grids enable a two-way flow of information and energy. Key Features of Smart Grids: Real-time monitoring of power usage and quality. Automated fault detection and rapid restoration. Int...
FUNCTIONS
C enables its programmers to break up a program into segments commonly known as functions, each of which can be written more or less independently of the others. Every function in the program is supposed to perform a well-defined task. Therefore, the program code of one function
is completely insulated from the other functions.
Every function interfaces to the outside world in terms of how information is transferred to it and how results generated by the function are transmitted back from it. This interface is basically specified by the function name. For example, look
at below figure which explains how the main() function calls another function to perform a well-defined task.
In the figure, we can see that main() calls a function named func1(). Therefore, main() is known as the calling function and func1() is known as the called function. The moment the compiler
encounters a function call, the control jumps to the statements that are a part of the called function.
After the called function is executed, the control is returned to the calling program.
The main() function can call as many functions as it wants and as many times as it wants. For example, a function call placed within a for loop, while loop, or do–while loop may call the same function multiple times till the condition holds true.
Not only main(), any function can call any other function. For example, look at below figure which shows one function calling another, and the other function in turn calling some other function.