1. Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Tech, USA The Smart Grid What will it Take to Make it Possible IEEE Oregon Smart Grid Workshop 08 September 2010 Portland, Oregon Opening Keynote by Prof. Saifur Rahman

2. This is the Electric Power Grid

3. What is a Smart Grid? Diverse Focus Areas Have Led to Varied Definitions Source: EPRI

4. Many Definitions – But All Roads Pointing to: Sensors.…Two Way Communication.…Information Management….Intelligence Source: EPRI

6. Starting and End Points of a Smart Grid From Generator to Refrigerator Power Plant Transmission Distribution Home Business End-use Appliances

7. Potentials of the Smart Grid Source: US DoE

8. Source: BPA www.bpa.gov

9. Elements of the Smart Grid Source: NIST

10. Source: NIST

11. Source: NIST

12. Source: NIST

13. Integrated Communications

14. Electric Power & Communication Infrastructures 1.Power Infrastructure Source: EPRI Central Generating Station Step-Up Transformer Distribution Substation Receiving Station Distribution Substation Distribution Substation Commercial Industrial Commercial Gas Turbine Recip Engine Cogeneration Recip Engine Fuel cell Micro- turbine Flywheel Residential Photo voltaics Batteries Residential Data Concentrator Control Center Data network Users 2. Information Infrastructure

15. Evolution of the Smart Grid Source: Altalink, Alberta, Canada

16. Home Area Network ZigBee HAN Digital Home Design Line http://www.digitalhomedesignline.com/212200388%3Bjsessionid=4NSYMR40EYQKKQSNDLRCKH0CJUNN2JVN?printableArticle=true ZigBee Network Connections Venture Beat http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/07/ember-lands-8m-for-a-hefty-slice-of-the-smart-grid/

17. GE Energy Management and Demand Response Appliances Source: http://www.geconsumerproducts.com/pressroom/press_releases/company/company/smart_meter_pilot09.htm

20. Convergence of Different Industries in the Smart Grid Space

21. IBM’s Smarter Planet

22. Siemens Smart Grid

23. What will it take to make it possible? Intelligence Two-way communication Real-time monitoring & control But, we have some ways to go

25. Building Blocks of the Smart Grid © Saifur Rahman

26. Thank you P rof. Saifur Rahman www.ceage.vt.edu