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A discussion and proposal of how SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) can be used for device communication in the smart grid.
** Smart Grid is an intelligent electricity grid.
6G: Potential Use Cases and Enabling Technologies3G4G
This white paper presents an overview of some of the promising applications and use case envisioned for 6G, with the objective to highlight the potential for new markets and to provide an indication of the expected technical requirements. The white paper then describes some of the enabling technologies for meeting the performance requirements of 6G.
Authors: Ritvik Gupta, Student (A-Levels), Sutton Grammar School, London, United Kingdom under the supervision of Dr Biplab Sidkar, Associate Professor , Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Ericsson Technology Review: Cognitive technologies in network and business au...Ericsson
Creating the highly automated environment that network operators and digital service providers will need in the near future requires the support of intelligent agents that are able to work collaboratively. At Ericsson, we believe that the most effective way to create such intelligent agents is by combining machine reasoning and machine learning techniques.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explains the role that these two cognitive technologies play in the creation of intelligent agents that have a detailed semantic understanding of the world and their own individual contexts. It also includes two proofs of concept that help demonstrate how the combination of machine reasoning and machine learning techniques makes it possible to create intelligent agents that are able to learn from diverse inputs, and share or transfer experience between contexts.
Achievements and future works of ITU-T Study Group 15 on Networks, Technologies and Infrastructures for Transport, Access and Home
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Reduce Cost and Increase Innovation with Converged Voice and DataReadWrite
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Achievements and future works of ITU-T Study Group 5 on Environment and Climate Change
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SIP - Open Communications For Smart Grid DevicesJoe DiAdamo
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** Smart Grid is an intelligent electricity grid.
6G: Potential Use Cases and Enabling Technologies3G4G
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Authors: Ritvik Gupta, Student (A-Levels), Sutton Grammar School, London, United Kingdom under the supervision of Dr Biplab Sidkar, Associate Professor , Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
Ericsson Technology Review: Cognitive technologies in network and business au...Ericsson
Creating the highly automated environment that network operators and digital service providers will need in the near future requires the support of intelligent agents that are able to work collaboratively. At Ericsson, we believe that the most effective way to create such intelligent agents is by combining machine reasoning and machine learning techniques.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explains the role that these two cognitive technologies play in the creation of intelligent agents that have a detailed semantic understanding of the world and their own individual contexts. It also includes two proofs of concept that help demonstrate how the combination of machine reasoning and machine learning techniques makes it possible to create intelligent agents that are able to learn from diverse inputs, and share or transfer experience between contexts.
Achievements and future works of ITU-T Study Group 15 on Networks, Technologies and Infrastructures for Transport, Access and Home
Presented at WTSA-16 by Mr Stephen J. Trowbridge, Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 15
Reduce Cost and Increase Innovation with Converged Voice and DataReadWrite
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This report explores how voice and data networks can be converged to drive innovation and lower costs for the entire organization.
Achievements and future works of ITU-T Study Group 5 on Environment and Climate Change
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Ericsson Technology Review: The future of cloud computing: Highly distributed...Ericsson
The growing interest in cloud computing scenarios that incorporate both distributed computing capabilities and heterogeneous hardware presents a significant opportunity for network operators. With a vast distributed system (the telco network) already in place, the telecom industry has a significant advantage in the transition toward distributed cloud computing.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explores the future of cloud computing from the perspective of network operators, examining how they can best manage the complexity of future cloud deployments and overcome the technical challenges. Redefining cloud to expose and optimize the use of heterogeneous resources is not straightforward, but we are confident that our use cases and proof points validate our approach and will gain traction both in the telecommunications community and beyond.
Enabling a Big Vision for 5G with Small Cells - CyientPercy-Mitchell
5G promises to transform the way we live and work, offering extremely low latency of less than 10 milliseconds coupled with ultra-high-speed broadband networks. And small cells are an indispensable component of next-generation networks
McKinsey Global Institute Connected World-discussion-paper_february-2020DESMOND YUEN
The promise of 5G has captured the attention of business leaders, policy makers, and the media. But how much of that promise is likely to be realized anytime soon?
With the first true high-band 5G networks already live, we set out to take a realistic view of how and where connectivity could be deployed and what it can enable over the next 10 years. But 5G is not appearing in isolation. This research takes a more expansive view of connectivity to include other technologies, ranging from fiber and satellites to Wi-Fi and short-range technologies.
Despite the hype about remote surgery and Star Trek–style holodecks in everyone’s living rooms, the future is not solely happening on the frontier. Existing connectivity technologies are expanding and evolving, with new standards that boost network performance—and they are much less capital-intensive. We have identified an enormous array of use cases that can run on this type of upgraded backbone. Companies do not have to wait for high-band 5G to implement new systems and go after the resulting productivity gains.
To illustrate what is possible, this research looks at how connectivity could be deployed in mobility, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail. The use cases we identified in these four commercial domains alone could boost global GDP by $1.2 trillion to $2 trillion by 2030. This implies that the value at stake will ultimately run trillions of dollars higher across the entire global economy.
Industrial networks are becoming ever more complex and require more compact connectivity solutions. One of the key questions on the path to Integrated Industry is what capabilities future Ethernet infrastructures will need to provide.
EDF2013: Invited Talk Fiona Williams: The next level for verticals!European Data Forum
Invited talk of Fiona Williams, Research Director of Ericsson, at the European Data Forum 2013, 9 April 2013 in Dublin, Ireland: The next level for verticals!
Technology, Media And Telecommunications Prediction 0f 2020aakash malhotra
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This paper describes a service-oriented architecture for data acquisition and control leveraging some of the latest concepts in software engineering. By addressing the business requirements to support role-based applications
and services, the platform removes the “islands of automation” issue and allows a vertical decomposition of the application stack to lower the barrier to entry for new applications
Understanding the IoT Connectivity Landscape – A Contemporary M2M Radio Techn...Ericsson
This article addresses the market-changing phenomenon of the Internet of Things (IoT), which relies on the underlying paradigm of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications to integrate a plethora of various sensors, actuators, and smart meters across a wide spectrum of businesses.
Appendices: UK Spectrum Usage & Demand - 2nd EditiontechUK
The UK Spectrum Policy Forum, the industry-led sounding board to Government and Ofcom, launches the final in a series of reports on UK Spectrum Usage and Demand.
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Achievements and future works of ITU-T Study Group 9 on Broadband Cable and TV
Presented at WTSA-16 by Mr Arthur Webster, Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 9
Future of Networking (5G) and The Impact on Smart Manufacturing and I.R 5.0Fabian Morais
As part of a team of four members, I carried out and assisted team mates in this research project that was given to us by DXC technology malaysia which was aim to investigate the impact of 5G on smart manufacturing and I.R 5.0. As part of this project the team completed the background research on 5G, What are the Challenges faced by Countries investing in 5G and How 5G can impact Smart Manufacturing.
Ericsson Technology Review: The future of cloud computing: Highly distributed...Ericsson
The growing interest in cloud computing scenarios that incorporate both distributed computing capabilities and heterogeneous hardware presents a significant opportunity for network operators. With a vast distributed system (the telco network) already in place, the telecom industry has a significant advantage in the transition toward distributed cloud computing.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explores the future of cloud computing from the perspective of network operators, examining how they can best manage the complexity of future cloud deployments and overcome the technical challenges. Redefining cloud to expose and optimize the use of heterogeneous resources is not straightforward, but we are confident that our use cases and proof points validate our approach and will gain traction both in the telecommunications community and beyond.
Enabling a Big Vision for 5G with Small Cells - CyientPercy-Mitchell
5G promises to transform the way we live and work, offering extremely low latency of less than 10 milliseconds coupled with ultra-high-speed broadband networks. And small cells are an indispensable component of next-generation networks
McKinsey Global Institute Connected World-discussion-paper_february-2020DESMOND YUEN
The promise of 5G has captured the attention of business leaders, policy makers, and the media. But how much of that promise is likely to be realized anytime soon?
With the first true high-band 5G networks already live, we set out to take a realistic view of how and where connectivity could be deployed and what it can enable over the next 10 years. But 5G is not appearing in isolation. This research takes a more expansive view of connectivity to include other technologies, ranging from fiber and satellites to Wi-Fi and short-range technologies.
Despite the hype about remote surgery and Star Trek–style holodecks in everyone’s living rooms, the future is not solely happening on the frontier. Existing connectivity technologies are expanding and evolving, with new standards that boost network performance—and they are much less capital-intensive. We have identified an enormous array of use cases that can run on this type of upgraded backbone. Companies do not have to wait for high-band 5G to implement new systems and go after the resulting productivity gains.
To illustrate what is possible, this research looks at how connectivity could be deployed in mobility, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail. The use cases we identified in these four commercial domains alone could boost global GDP by $1.2 trillion to $2 trillion by 2030. This implies that the value at stake will ultimately run trillions of dollars higher across the entire global economy.
Industrial networks are becoming ever more complex and require more compact connectivity solutions. One of the key questions on the path to Integrated Industry is what capabilities future Ethernet infrastructures will need to provide.
EDF2013: Invited Talk Fiona Williams: The next level for verticals!European Data Forum
Invited talk of Fiona Williams, Research Director of Ericsson, at the European Data Forum 2013, 9 April 2013 in Dublin, Ireland: The next level for verticals!
Technology, Media And Telecommunications Prediction 0f 2020aakash malhotra
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This paper describes a service-oriented architecture for data acquisition and control leveraging some of the latest concepts in software engineering. By addressing the business requirements to support role-based applications
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Understanding the IoT Connectivity Landscape – A Contemporary M2M Radio Techn...Ericsson
This article addresses the market-changing phenomenon of the Internet of Things (IoT), which relies on the underlying paradigm of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications to integrate a plethora of various sensors, actuators, and smart meters across a wide spectrum of businesses.
Appendices: UK Spectrum Usage & Demand - 2nd EditiontechUK
The UK Spectrum Policy Forum, the industry-led sounding board to Government and Ofcom, launches the final in a series of reports on UK Spectrum Usage and Demand.
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Achievements and future works of ITU-T Study Group 9 on Broadband Cable and TV
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Future of Networking (5G) and The Impact on Smart Manufacturing and I.R 5.0Fabian Morais
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Using Lenovo ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology with Intel Node Manager Technology allows you to plan, observe, and manage your power utilization on Lenovo servers. In processor-intensive workloads, you can lower power and achieve increased performance per watt for maximum efficiency. In IO-intensive workloads, where unused processor utilization exists, you can increase server density per rack (per unit power) and recoup unused power without significantly affecting overall performance. These and the other features of Lenovo ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology offer new flexible and powerful ways for administrators to manage data center power usage and control costs.
Smart grid will become the next-generation electrical power system to provide reliable, efficient, secure, and cost-effective energy generation, distribution, and consumption. To achieve these goals, communications infrastructure and wireless networking will play an important role in supporting data transfer and information exchange in smart grid. There has been a desire for a long time to increase the efficiency of the way in which power is generated and delivered to customers. The technology currently in use by the grid is outdated and in many cases unreliable. There have been three major blackouts in the past ten years. The old technology leads to n systems, costing unnecessary money to the utilities, consumers, and taxpayers.
To upgrade the grid, and to operate an improved grid, will require significant dependence on distributed intelligence and communication capabilities. To address the challenges of the existing power grid, the new concept of smart grid has emerged. The smart grid can be considered as a modern electric power grid infrastructure for enhanced efficiency and reliability through automated control, high-power converters, modern communications infrastructure, sensing and metering technologies, and modern energy management techniques based on the optimization of demand, energy and network availability ,and so on. For the system, we explore various failure protection mechanisms which improve the reliability of the Smart Grid, and explore the security and privacy issues in the Smart Grid. .
Long-Term Fundamentals Intact Though Headwinds Persist
The “Smart Grid” is often described as the “Internet for Electricity” in which will
modernize our aging electricity distribution grids with the goals of reducing excess
energy and incorporating renewable energy sources. Numerous factors are forcing
the outdated energy distribution grids around the world to become ‘smarter’, from
rising energy costs to environmental concerns. That said, three challenges remain:
1) absence of bold incentives as utilities struggle with their return on investment
case, 2) unclear regulatory guidelines, and 3) a lack of standards and international
harmonization.
Smart Grid Citizen Concept Presentation Dec 2009bukshi
Smart Grid Citizen™ is a social network and media site that makes it fun and easy to take greater control of your energy usage, save money on your energy costs, and take steps towards a more sustainable lifestyle.
Smarter Grid Solutions' Development Director, Prof Graham Ault, chaired the first day of the IET's Power in Unity: A Whole System Approach conference, held in London, 16-17 October 2013. He led the conference's Smart Grid stream.
In his conference presentation Graham discusses the European smart grid landscape and the major European efforts on coordination, stimulus and standardisation. He reviews the European Electric Grid Initiative and the Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM).
More details on the conference can be found at http://conferences.theiet.org/power-unity/
There has been no shortage of edge computing activities during 2017, in both the telco and web-scale
domains. Several Tier One communication service providers (CSPs), including AT&T, China Mobile, and
Deutsche Telecom (DT), have announced that edge computing will be a key component of their future
network strategies and expect that several new use cases will be powered by edge servers. In the cloud
domain, Amazon, Facebook, and Google are pushing further toward the edge of their own networks, creating
more points of presence throughout the world. Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods in the United States
could also be interpreted as a first attempt to obtain real estate across the U.S. market that can be used
for Amazon’s edge servers. In fact, all major web-scale companies—Amazon, Google, and Microsoft—have
announced edge computing services that are driven by IoT use cases.
About SIGFOX
SIGFOX is the first and only operator of a cellular network fully dedicated to low throughput communication for connected objects. Leveraging on its patented UNB technology SIGFOX brings a revolution to the M2M and Internet of Things world by enabling large-scale connection of objects. The network already connects tens of thousands of objects in France and international cities.
SIGFOX provides an end-to-end solution for your communication chain, from your objects through to your information system, with unprecedented pricing models and low energy consumption.
As a network operator SIGFOX operates fixed-location
transceivers enabling your objects to be connected “out of the box”. However contrary to the telecommunication networks, the SIGFOX transceivers and the entire SIGFOX connectivity solution has been developed, built and deployed to only serve the low throughput M2M and IoT applications. As an operated longrange network, SIGFOX provides connectivity without the need to deploy specific network infrastructures for each application.
Unlike other narrow band or white space solution providers we do not require our customers to invest in network equipment, the SIGFOX network is simply available to any object equipped with our certified connectivity solutions.
From an application point of view, the SIGFOX connectivity solution functions as follows:
• SIGFOX compatible modems are integrated within the physical objects by our certified partner network
• The objects instruct the modems to send messages whenever and wherever needed
• The transmitted data is picked up by the SIGFOX transceivers, and routed to our managed service
• The SIGFOX servers verify the data integrity and route the messages to the application’s IT system.
(...)
Sample use cases.
MAAF Assurances, one of the leading French insurance companies, anticipate the upcoming regulation that will impose by 2015 that each household be equipped with a smoke detector. The fire and/or intrusion alert service that will be using the SIGFOX network will enable MAAF insured customers to be warned directly through SMS, in case the intrusion or smoke detectors send alarms and allow MAAF and their customers to be alerted if there is an anomaly, such as low battery, with the
smoke detector.
Clear Channel Outdooroperates stations throughout France. In order to avoid constant manual inspection of the ad stations, a remote monitoring application has been deployed and the SIGFOX network is used to communicate status information from each ad station to the IT system.
For further info:
• contact@sigfox.com
• www.sigfox.com
Presentación de Ulrike Eberhard, Socia Gerente de Detecon, la consultora de gestión y tecnología de Deutsche Telekom Group durante el Taller de Regulación CRC 2018.
Mavenir: Why and How Private LTE & 5G Networks Are Rapidly Evolving for Enter...Mavenir
Dean Bubley, Founder of Disruptive Analysis and well known industry analyst, and Aniruddho Basu, Mavenir SVP/GM of Global Emerging Business, showcase the future of Private LTE & 5G Networks. Presentation from the "Why and How Private LTE & 5G Networks Are Rapidly Evolving for Enterprises" webinar.
IEEE Blockchain in Energy P2418.5 WG Standards (October 2019_Claudio Lima) crlima10
The IEEE Blockchain Energy Standards, P2418.5 provides an open, common, and interoperable reference framework model for blockchain in the energy sector. It also covers three aspects: 1) Serve as a guideline for Blockchain use cases in the Electrical Power industry; Oil & Gas industry and Renewable energy industry and their related services. 2) Create standards on reference architecture, interoperability, terminology, and system interfaces for blockchain applications in the Energy sector by building an open protocol and technology agnostic layered framework. 3) Evaluate and provide guidelines on scalability, performance, security, and interoperability through evaluation of consensus algorithm, smart contracts, and type of blockchain implementation, etc. for the Energy sector.
5G’s Impact on Telecom Infrastructure 2019 report by Yole DéveloppementYole Developpement
Network evolution and 5G implementation are driving massive structural changes.
More information on: https://www.i-micronews.com/products/5gs-impact-on-telecom-infrastructure-2019/
According to GE, there are 10 digital trends which define the current revolution and will determine the future of the world’s power and utilities sector.
Great Expectations: The life and times of 5G. Vish (Vishwamitra) NandlallAlan Quayle
Great Expectations: The life and times of 5G.
Vish (Vishwamitra) Nandlall, VP Technology Strategy & Ecosystems, Dell Technologies.
5G as technology platform provides fuel for a vast galaxy of use cases, but has not yet realised its potential beyond better broadband.
5G as a business will be a co-evolution of demand, complementary technologies, and practice.
Where are we in that evolution, what is the friction and what is it’s likely fate?
Recommendations for the TADS community on when and where to focus in 5G.
In these slides, you will be able to learn about what we will need to do in order to enable 5G and how open source can help accelerate that transformation.
A fresh approach to remote IoT Connectivity by Podsystempodsystem1
There are a huge number of IoT devices, often roaming across countries and continents, that are located outside urban areas.
This poses significant challenges to both the design and connectivity of the device, the biggest concern being that there is no room for error, as troubleshooting and maintenance of remote and roaming devices is complicated and costly.
As part of the Internet of Things North America conference in Chicago Illinois (April 13th – 14th 2016), Podsystem Inc. CEO Sam Colley presented ‘A Fresh Approach to Remote IoT Connectivity’ at 11:30 on April 14th.
Sam addressed the challenges faced by remote IoT applications developers and discussed ways of overcoming them.
His presentation is centered around an infographic which outlines the main issues involved in developing remote IoT applications and explains how to make the correct choices in terms of device design, connectivity and future proofing to prolong the lifespan of the application and avoid costly mistakes.
A fresh approach to remote IoT Connectivity by Podsystem
De Mystifying Smart Grid Rankin
1. Smart Grid: Technology,
Applications, Standards
Linda Rankin
Research Scientist, PSU
Email: linda.j.rankin@gmail.com
This presentation provides a technical introduction to Smart Grid; what are the
technologies in Smart Grid and their applications. This presentation will just
skim the surface. The most critical challenge for Smart Grid technology is the
development of a comprehensive set of standards to achieve interoperability.
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2. Smart Grid Evolution
TODAY 2030
Centralized: 1 way flow of energy Decentralized: 2 way flow of
energy AND data
Vertically integrated, proprietary Horizontal, open standards
Rates/fixed pricing energy markets, real time pricing
~60% coal based 20 to 40% renewable energy
Faults and outages: physical Self healing
repair
Enterprise applications: Silo‘d Service oriented architecture
Security: closed systems & Standards & cryptography
obscurity
Limited usage information Secondary markets based on
data analytics
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10/22/2009
Enernet = computing + comms + energy
The Smart Grid is a vision and will follow an evolutionary path. I first saw the
term Enernet used by Bob Metcalf in one of his presentations. It fits.
This slides shows the significant aspects of where we are today and some of
the evolutionary impact of the Smart Grid. 2030 is the year that DOE has
chosen in it reports and is somewhat arbitrary. An evolutionary path is
important, because preservation and integration of legacy assets into the new
technologies is vitally important. In fact, even today, there is a need for
applications/consultants to write middleware for integrating legacy technology.
There will be critical mass and inflection points along the way (for example,
AMI and the creation of FAN is creating one today). I have some thoughts on
that, and am working on presentation that will illuminate.
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10/22/2009 Source: Report to NIST on the Interoperability
Standards Roadmap, 8/10/09
Conceptual model of the domains of the industry and their interaction points.
This is the model used by NIST in their standards efforts (more on that later).
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4. IT Technologies in Smart Grid
l Smart equipment
l meters, embedded controllers, sensors, smart
appliances, smart chargers
l Communications (LAN, WAN, FAN, HAN)
l Enterprise applications
l asset management, data mining, demand/response
commands and control, web portals
l Overarching topics
l Interoperability
l Security and privacy
l Diagnostics/Testing/Reliability/Quality
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10/22/2009
IT definition: Used here to mean information technology in the broadest sense.
Covers hardware, software, networking and communications.
Communications are a big deal; Nothing really new in the LAN, WAN space.
FAN are emerging and solidifying; AMI meters today use mostly proprietary
networks, but WiMax and 3G players are jockeying for position. FANs are
called the last mile (from substation to home)….SilverSprings has done an
impressive job of becoming a player (especially since selling to utilities is
difficult for startups). HAN physical layers are also in the same state; 802.15.4
and BPL are competing (IMHO, 802.15.4 will emerge the winner). However,
for the HAN space standards for the networking and application layers of the
stack are still relatively immature.
Once we get the comms space settled, enterprise applications will be big. Not
only within the utility but across several domains (markets, service providers).
Googles power meter is just the tip of the iceberg.
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5. Smart Grid Applications
l AMI
l Demand Response
l Grid Optimization/Distribution Automation
l Distributed Generation and Storage
l Smart Charging of PHEVs and V2G
l Advanced Utility Control Systems, future
applications and services (portals, markets)
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10/22/2009
Across all of these are cyber security, market operations, and
communications.
AMI; physical meter as well as the communications network, and enterprise
applications. Today it is viewed as cost savings by utilities (remote
connect/disconnect, remote meter reading). Critical infrastructure for TOU
pricing. Demand/Response; Load shedding, moving peaks of demand and
critical enabler for renewables. Good rule of thumb; each $1 invested DR
capacity in saves $2 in capital investment for new plants (spinning reserves).
Today mostly for larger users (Intel is a good example). DR market will
quadruple over next 5 years. Optimization: Real time command and control of
grid level devices (i.e. sensors on substation equipment). Umbrella for system
reliability, operational efficiency, asset utilization. ROI of this makes
investment in these types of projects attractive for utilities.
The above have varying levels of deployment today. The following three are
more revolutionary.Distributed Generation and Storage; the most
revolutionary Renewable energy is currently centralized. In this years Solar
Decathlon, DOE required that they connect to the grid. Energy storage is the
missing link for renewable energy.PHEVs; Smart charging will be necessary to
smooth the load of the grid. Leveraging vehicle batteries are viewed as an
option for storage. PHEVs greener than petroleum based cars, even when
using coal plants for energy (MIT technology review) Utility control systems:
EMS, SCADA, DMS, advanced applications (energy trading and MDM).
Examples include incorporation GIS (geographic control systems) over DMS
will bring improvements in visibility and forecasting. Home energy
management systems and portals for the consumer. 5
6. Key Challenges
l Interoperability standards
l Utility business models that promote efficiency
(policy, regulation, consumer behavior)
l Enterprise architectures
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10/22/2009
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7. What IS interoperability?
l Examples: WiFi, USB devices, eCommerce
l Ramifications
l Multiple manufacturers
l Branding: Certification, Testing
l Backwards compatibility
l Fosters innovation
l Lowers cost to consumer
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10/22/2009
The term plug and play has been used to describe the Smart Grid. In fact….
Just announced….
The Universal Plug and Play Forum has set up a smart grid task force
aiming to set standards for how home networked devices monitor and
manage electricity consumption. The group focused mainly on home
networking issues will also promote UPnP technology as a part of
emerging smart grid standards worldwide.
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8. Source: NIST/EPRI Standards
10/22/2009
Workshop May 2009 8
X2G: Home2Grid, Building2Grid, Vehicle2Grid
From NIST SG standards workshop; Blue is the network, yellow is electricity
This slide is a nice example of the consumers and usages of electricity and
interactions with electricity and communication networks. NIST is using this
approach to develop use cases for their standards framework effort. Examples
of where standards would apply:
•Plugging in an new appliance, it identifies itself to the meter in a standard
way. It DR capabilities can then be broadcast home EMS, Meter/Utility, etc.
•Pricing and power characteristics are defined in standard data formats. This
information can be broadcast across millions of meters and processed, even if
the meters come from different manufacturers.
•Information in a PHEV identifies the vehicle and owner preferences for smart
charging.
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9. NIST Standards Activities
l EISA 2007
l Standards framework and roadmap
l Draft 1.0 published in September 09
l 31 identified standards
l Priority Action Plan (14)
l DRAFT Smart Grid Cyber Security and
Strategy Requirements, September 09
l www.nist.gov/smartgird
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10/22/2009
The development of standards has gotten a big boost from this effort. Some
standards and areas are more mature than others. For example, AMI
standards are more mature (millions of meters have been and will be
deployed). Lesser developed areas are in the area of future applications such
as pricing models and home based DR.
Besides relatively young standards in some areas, another problem is the fact
that there are multiple competing standards. This effort is going a long ways
for merging them (IEC 61850 and Multispeak, for example).
Complementing standards is a fledgling open user community (OpenADR is an
open standard, OpenSG is a users group)
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