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Session Overview
The GridWise Interoperability Architecture
Track: The Future of the Smart Grid
Thursday May-18-2006
11:00 - 12:30
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| Key to a successful future of a Smart Grid is an overarching technical architecture and set of interoperable standards to enable the many components of the Grid to communicate with each other in a coordinated fashion. Much of this work has been done by numerous initiatives in the electricity distribution industry as well as consumption areas such as commercial and industrial buildings and residential dwellings. This session will bring experts from many of the relevant initiatives to a panel to describe how they fit with each other. |
| Interoperability is the ability of devices from various manufacturers to work together in a cohesive system without the need for custom engineering or extensive engineering effort in the field. It is the ability for devices to plug and play, for HMIs to access information without the need for costly gateways. In order to achieve interoperability, a model needs to be developed along with a set of design guidelines. LonMark International is in existence for just such a purpose and has a foundation of guidelines for the controls world which has yielded a surge in the demand for more open systems. This presentation will provide an overview of process and need for interoperable device level standards. |
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