智能电网已成为近年来国内外有关未来电网发展趋势的热门话题。文章简述和分析了智能电网研究开发背景情况，智能电网的概念、特性和发展智能电网的驱动力，智能电网包含的主要技术，我国智能电网技术研究取得的部分进展以及目前国外智能电网技术研究的新动向。对于如何发展我国智能电网，作者提出了自己的看法。

Smart grid becomes the hot topic concerning future power grid development trend home and abroad in recent years. The R & D background, concept, major characteristics, driving forces of development, core technologies, some progress in domestic power grid and some new trends abroad are described and analyzed. Some points of view for developing smart grid in China are presented.

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