Faheem, Muhammed YasirButt, Rizwan AslamRaza, BasitAshraf, Muhammad WaqarNgadi, M. A.Güngör, Vehbi Çağrı2025-09-252025-09-2520190920-5489https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2019.03.009https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12573/3748The smart grid is an emerging concept that introduces innovative ways to handle the power quality and reliability issues for both service provider and consumers. The key aims of the smart grid (SG) in smart cities (SCs) is to preserve a certain level of residents’ life quality and support the entire spectrum of their economic activities. In this paper, we present a novel Energy Efficient and Reliable Data Gathering Routing Protocol (ODGRP) for wireless sensor networks (WSNs)-based smart grid applications. The developed scheme employs a software-defined centralized controller and multiple mobile sinks for energy efficient and reliable data gathering from WSNs in the SG. The extensive simulation results conducted through the EstiNet 9.0 show that the designed scheme outperforms existing approaches and achieves its defined goals for event-driven applications in the SG. © 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessInternet of ThingsSmart CitiesSmart GridSoftware-Defined NetworkingWireless Sensor NetworkApplication ProgramsElectric Power Transmission NetworksEnergy EfficiencyInternet of ThingsPower Management (Telecommunication)Smart CitySoftware Defined NetworkingWireless Sensor NetworksCentralized ControllersEconomic ActivitiesEvent Driven ApplicationsExtensive SimulationsMultiple Mobile SinksSmart GridSmart Grid ApplicationsWireless Sensor Network (Wsns)Smart Power GridsArticle10.1016/j.csi.2019.03.0092-s2.0-85068563393