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Smart home is becoming a reality
Jan 15th
Smart home is becoming a reality in the developed world with Energy efficiency and reduction in Carbon footprints riding high on the agenda of most the Governments and States. The technological advances in Smart meters, internet communication and smart appliances has made it achievable and sustainable. Click on image below to enlarge.
The list of Smart devices include
- Electricity Smart meter
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Gas Smart meter (more likely to communicate via Electricity Smart Meter)
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Water Smart meter (more likely to communicate via Electricity
High Performance IEC 61850 GOOSE and Protection Relay Testing
Jan 13th
IEC 61850 GOOSE messaging is applied for Substation Automation Systems and for status interactions between IEDs by replacing the conventional method of using binary inputs/outputs and wires with communication over Ethernet cables/fibers. With its fast transfer characteristics, it is also applied for protection testing purposes. In order to confirm the basic functionality of IEC 61850 and GOOSE messaging, conformance tests are mandatory for basic multi-vendor interoperability.
IEC 61850, the new communication standard for power substations, is now being widely used in practical applications. In particular, GOOSE (Generic Object Oriented Substation Events) messaging has been applied not only for SAS… Continue reading
Department of Energy – Document Library
Jan 11th
CONGESTION STUDIES
- Congestion Study Executive Summary (PDF 786 KB)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (PDF 43 KB)
- Full Text of the Congestion Study Report (PDF 9.2 MB)
- Stakeholder Briefing on Release of August 2006 Congestion Study: Remarks from Kevin Kolevar, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability (PDF 304 KB)
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CONTROL SYSTEMS SECURITY
- 21 Steps to Improve the Security of SCADA Systems (PDF 2.8 MB)
- ABB SCADA/EMS System INEEL Baseline Summary Test Report (November 2004). (PDF 867 KB)
- AGA 12 Test Plan (PDF 367 KB)
Smart Grid
Jan 1st
A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using two-way digital technology to control appliances at consumers’ homes to save energy, reduce cost and increase reliability and transparency. Such a modernized electricity network is being promoted by many governments as a way of addressing energy independence, global warming and emergency resilience issues. Smart meters may be part of a smart grid, but alone do not constitute a smart grid.
A smart grid includes an intelligent monitoring system that keeps track of all electricity flowing in the system. It also incorporates the use of superconductive transmission lines for less… Continue reading
SmartGrids European Technology Platform
Dec 28th
During the first International Conference on the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources and Distributed Energy Resources held in December 2004, industrial stakeholders and the research community suggested the creation of a Technology Platform for the Electricity Networks of the Future.
The European Commission Directorate General for Research developed the initial concept and guiding principles of the Technology Platform with the support of an existing FP5+6 research cluster (IRED -see www.ired-cluster.org-, Integration of Renewable Energies and Distributed Generation), which represents over 100 stakeholders in the electricity networks sector.
The SmartGrids European Technology Platform for Electricity Networks of the Future… Continue reading
