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Standards are critically important in the electric power industry because they affect interoperability, compatibility, reliability, and efficiency. As companies feverishly develop solutions for the Smart Grid, new standards will emerge rapidly. Those who fail to adapt quickly will find themselves heading down dead-end paths. Don’t allow yourself to be “Betamaxxed.” Watch this space for key developments and resources.
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In their first face-to-face meeting, the leaders of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) and utility regulators explored options for increasing state-level participation in developing the standards needed to modernize nation's electric power system with two-way communication and control capabilities. Such capabilities will be needed to give consumers greater control over their energy bills, facilitate charging of electric vehicles, enable high penetrations of renewable energy, and improve the reliability of the power system. |
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4G wireless communications provider Alvarion explained its strategy to offer the most open and flexible platform for 4G networks using Time Division Duplexing by announcing support for the coming TD-LTE standard and incorporating it into its 4Motion solution. |
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Representatives from IEEE, NIST and other organizations gave a House subcommittee a progress report on interoperability and cyber security standards development. John McDonald, IEEE Fellow and director of technical and policy development for GE's digital energy business, told the legislators that "tremendous progress” has been made. |
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IEEE has produced its 1815 Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) standard for electric power systems communications in record time. The group also announced the release of a draft standard for a common technical platform for distributed resources interconnection applications. |
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Nothing is more crucial than getting Smart Grid standards in place, especially in communications. But the communications space is highly complex, both technically and politically. As our friends from EPRI explain in this exclusive report, we are getting down to crunch time. Different factions are drawing lines in the sand and different groups are vying to be in charge. The next few months could determine the direction of Smart Grid communications for years or even decades to come. |
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With all the Smart Grid standards now in the works, which ones are most essential? Smart Grid expert Dr. Dale McMullin argues that a single set of standards for geospatial interfaces and encodings deserve a spot on your "pay attention" list. Find out why. |
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HomeGrid Forum today announced that the G.hn standard for next-generation wired home networks has been approved by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) during its Geneva meeting held this week. All three components of the new standard –- the Data Link Layer (G.9961), Physical Layer (G.9960) and coexistence protocol (G.9972) –- are now complete. Numerous manufacturers are expected to bring semiconductors for multimedia home networking to market later this year (see today’s related silicon vendor announcement from HomeGrid Forum). Through this one global standard, consumers will be able to connect and share content of all types over any wire in their homes -- coaxial cable, power lines, and phone lines.
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Arch Rock announced what it says is the first AMI and grid communications platform based completely on industry-standard IP networking, security and data collection protocols. |
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The recent announcement that a wireless electric load controller has completed Zigbee Smart Energy certification testing also gives us news on a larger scale: Smart energy device testing is blasting off as a global Smart Grid industry.
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The Korea Smart Grid Association (KSGA) has officially launched the Smart Grid Standardization Forum on June 3rd to support standards development of Jeju Smart grid Test-bed Consortiums and strengthen the private sector’s cooperation for standardization. |
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The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel reported this week that it is well on its way in its mission to develop interoperability standards and requirements for a broad slate of applications. The panel was initiated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2009 to focus on the interoperability of Smart Grid equipment and systems. |
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As part of their activities at ConnectivityWeek, the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) announced their next series of successes related to the development of interoperability standards for the Smart Grid. Within recent weeks, several critical steps were completed through the following Priority Action Plan (PAP) teams. |
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The ZigBee Alliance, and the IPSO (IP for Smart Objects) Alliance announced today an agreement to collaborate on wireless home area networks (HAN) using the ZigBee IP specification and the ZigBee Smart Energy™ version 2.0 standard. The two alliances will collaborate on expanding HANs by using IP technology. The ZigBee Alliance is a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, and the IPSO Alliance promotes the use of Internet Protocol (IP) in smart objects. |
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Metering industry leaders are working to ensure interoperability between smart meters, smart home applications and the Smart Grid overall. Current members of the new IDIS Association include Itron, Landis+Gyr and Iskraemeco. |
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The world goes smart. In tomorrow’s smart world, smart meters form the foundation of an interconnected system expanding from smart metering to smart grids and smart home applications. To secure the interoperability required to ensure a seamless flow of data and smooth upgrades towards new applications, three smart metering industry leaders have founded the IDIS (Interoperable Device Interface Specifications) Industry Association in Zug, Switzerland to make interoperability a reality in the smart metering industry. |
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Voltage optimization for energy savings can be an attractive energy conservation investment. But as EPRI Research Director Mark McGranaghan points out, the unknown for evaluating the impact of voltage optimization is the response of different types of loads to the voltage reduction. He says a new industry-wide initiative that addresses the modeling need from two different approaches is required. He details both inside. |
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The Zigbee Alliance has released its draft 0.7 document of Zigbee Smart EnergyTM 2.0 available for download and public comment. Smart Energy has been an important part of advanced metering infrastructure and smart metering on home area networks. |
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The North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) said it appreciates the recognition given in the order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopting a series of electricity demand response standards developed by NAESB. |
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The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) today announced that it is facilitating cooperation between the HomePlug® Powerline Alliance and HD-PLC Alliance . Initially, work is focused on a joint certification program for the Inter-System Protocol (ISP) in the IEEE P1901 standard that allows coexistence between Power Line Communications (PLC) technologies. The coexistence standard allows physical devices that are compliant with different variants of the IEEE P1901 standard to operate without interference, enabling high-speed communications across shared electric power connections. |
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The ZigBee Alliance has opened its ZigBee Smart Energy version 2.0 Technical Requirements document for public comment. The draft covers an IP-based energy management solution that allows expanded use in new areas and configurations. |
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The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, residential, commercial and consumer electronics applications, today announced the ZigBee Smart Energy version 2.0 Technical Requirements Document (TRD) is available for public comment by the Smart Grid community at large, opening it beyond those who have been active in its creation. The Alliance makes this unprecedented move for an organization engaged in standards development because it recognizes the important role ZigBee Smart Energy plays in the Smart Grid and the need to expedite the broadest consensus possible on its capabilities. |
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EPRI’s Joe Hughes is here to explain why a robust set of requirements is absolutely critical as you design and build out the Smart Grid to support the functions and applications end users will expect. Bottom line? Errors or omissions in requirements can be costly to fix if they are discovered after systems are designed -- and even more costly if caught following implementation or deployment. Joe has the basics outlined for you. |
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The ZigBee® Alliance and the Wi-Fi Alliance® announced today an agreement to collaborate on wireless home area networks (HAN) for Smart Grid applications. The initial focus of the collaboration will be ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0, which is the next-generation energy management protocol for Smart Grid-enabled homes based on today's successful ZigBee Smart Energy Profile. The ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0 is expected to operate over Wi-Fi technology as a result of the collaboration. |
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An international open standards consortium has brought its big guns to bear on sustainable Smart Grid standards in energy, intelligent buildings and natural resources. Several technical committees under OASIS Blue will coordinate the standards efforts. |
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No one wants to invest heavily in the Betamax of Smart Grid architecture and watch while the rest of the industry settles on VHS. But it could happen if you don’t pay attention. Fortunately EPRI program manager and energy industry veteran Matt Wakefield is here with a self-assessment that can help you avoid technology obsolescence and standards pitfalls – before it’s too late. |
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