The US-based IEEE has announced a smart grid initiative for the power engineering, communications and IT industries. The initiative goes ahead with the project approval of the “IEEE 2030 Guide for Smart Grid Interoperability of Energy Technology and Information Technology Operation with the Electric Power System (EPS) and End-Use Applications and Loads (P2030)”.
The organisation says that by using its open standards development process, the project will provide a knowledge base for understanding and defining smart grid interoperability of the electric power system with end use applications and loads. It will involve the integration of energy technology and IT, which the organisation claims is necessary “to achieve seamless operation for electric generation, delivery and end-use benefits that will permit two-way power flow with communication and control”.
“IEEE P2030 will define key elements of the modernised grid, and it will accelerate progress in making the smart grid a reality,” says Chuck Adams, president, IEEE Standards Association.
“IEEE P2030 will provide urgently needed guidelines for smart grid interoperability, building on the many technologies used in the electric power system and merging these with communication, monitoring, and analysis technologies and capabilities,” says Dick DeBlasio, who is program manager at the National Renewable Energy Lab facility of the US Department of Energy, and serves as the IEEE smart grid liaison to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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