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| IEEE 1547 |
| DOE Moving Forward article SGN 10/16/07 issue: IEEE 1547 correction and update. The IEEE 1547 standard was developed under industry partnerships led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)funded by the OE Electric Distribution Program. NREL continues such partnerships supporting interconnection and grid modernization, and in 2008 IEEE 1547 is due for IEEE mandatory reaffirmation. |
| Thomas Basso - 10/16/2007 - 07:38 |
| Information |
| I am new to this topic but it looks like an excellant idea that will do a lot of good things. In fact, unlike most things, I see no downside to SmartGrid at all. This also looks like it could be a great sector to invest in. I would greatly appreciate it, if someone could point me to the companies, technologies or information resources that are in the forefront of this field. Best Regards, Dan |
| Dan Pepper - 10/16/2007 - 11:25 |
| Smart Grid Companies |
| Dan, you might also want to look at: Current Communications |
| Subodh Nayar - 10/22/2007 - 08:11 |
| Origin of SmartGrid and DSM |
| The SmartGrid innitiative seems to be an expansion of the old DSM (demand side metering/management) system that made is debut in the late 70's. Homes in Boulder, CO experiemented with energy meters that controlled use of home appliances. Is the SmartGrid program in essence really a digital equivalent of the same idea? Is the SmartGrid program focused primarily on security? |
| Martin Schroeder - 12/30/2007 - 12:24 |
| Smart grid companies |
| Dan you may want to visit Telepathx.com They have the hardware and platform to deliver the intelligent distribution grid |
| James Eades - 02/13/2008 - 22:31 |
| debut in the late 70's |
| In all seriousness now, you state that smart grid is an expansion of a thirty year old idea. (I know something about it I'm a shareholder in a company that has been supposedly bringing it to market for a decade now) What time line would you put on the development of Smart Grid, another 15 at least? Why are utilities so ridiculously slow to evolve? I personally don't think Smart grid will gain any traction what so ever until they can figure out how to make the customer, taxpayers or both pay the entire shot! America, no the World needs to infuse new blood into its power, petroleum & automobile industries. Replace all those senior citizens that have been holding the world back and hording all the cash like the bankers on those Capital One commercials instead of investing in the future. These managers should hang their heads in shame! For instance the big 3 crying for funding to develop new automobile technology. If one or all would like to close their doors I bet Toyota or any number of the other Asian companies would love to give us the solutions we need! Capitalism has made North America great and it has also lead us to todays dilemmas. China is doing pretty good though and should be considering we've invested so heavily there the last two decades in order to cut cost and increase profits. Hey maybe we can find a way for Chinese laborers to generate American power! |
| Don Rochford - 02/28/2008 - 11:59 |
| BPL and Smart Grid solutions |
| I have been studying BPL technology (low frequency under 35mhz) for two (2) years now and G-line technology (high frequency above 80mhz) for 1yr. I see many people missing the point with BPL. As with any technology, it takes time to mature and engineers to resolve technical issues (remember how long it took most people to realize that Microsoft really did us a dis-service with Windows. Apple/Mac is by far a better product). That said I’m confident all the technical interference issues have been resolved with BPL now that filters, couplers and frequency notching equipment is available. Fiber (FTTH or FTTN) is not a viable option for any Telco, but the largest (AT&T, Verizon, etc.). The cost even though coming down, is still prohibitive as a solution and will never be the answer for eliminating the digital divide. That is why Femtocell, Nanotechnology and many other Copper Ethernet and wireless technologies are being vigorously pursued. Everyone wants to solve the last mile problem with a cost effective solution. What I see many people missing, proponents and adversaries of BPL, is the fact that with BPL it is truly the one (1) wire solution. In any environment (government, residential, commercial, industrial) you have to run an electric line. The electrical poles are used to provide electricity, telephone, cable TV and security wiring. Just imagine if all this can be done on one cable? Just the savings on pre-construction cabling cost alone would be astronomical! As a former owner of a cabling company (voice/data/fiber/CCTV) I know what this can translate into. This is the selling point of BPL! Thing of the cost savings to mobile cell companies that can reduce all these towers? Not to mention the fact that we are already polluting the airwaves with far too much EMF and still can’t get coverage in many areas. Primarily in countries where the telecom market is just developing, BPL is the answer. Competition is a necessary condition but it may not be sufficient to accelerate the required investment in advance of demand. What is needed is for the respective government’s to “Re-Distribute” the Broadband services utilizing the preferred medium of BPL. Existing license holders (wireless, cable and internet providers) will need to be “encouraged to now provide their services utilizing the governments “Grid”. As such, the respective governments and/or owners of the “Grid” will now become the backbone providers of all broadband services in the country. All the Grid management software now available will have to also be a part of the solution. Meter management, load balancing, theft detection, transformer monitoring and network management are all commercially available solutions with the BPL service. Keep in mind; I am a proponent of the one (1) wire solution. |
| Glen Taylor - 05/11/2008 - 22:05 |
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