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Optimization is the process of making a system as good as possible. But even though the concept is simple, the practice is complex because it involves multiple variables and tradeoffs. In the case of the power grid, we must find just the right balance between reliability, availability, efficiency and cost. Fortunately, the smart grid offers solutions. First, smart devices gather information, providing a more accurate and detailed understanding. Second, smart software analyzes that data and suggests adjustments to wring maximum value from grid assets.
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Siemens Energy has acquired Quick Stab from SCS Info Tech in New York, a software package used to prevent blackouts in power supply grids, thus expanding its portfolio by a further key component for setting up smart grids. This software is already in use among utilities in Asia and Europe, Latin America and the USA. Quick Stab can not only be used to enhance the stability of grids, but also provides for permanent monitoring, warning the control center when a power failure seems imminent on account of changes to grid utilization and flow of power within the grid. |
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On-Ramp Wireless and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories successfully completed a field test demonstrating that wireless sensors can be connected throughout the electricity distribution grid, significantly reducing the time needed to isolate, repair and restore service to customers. |
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AT&T has agreed to offer Petra Solar's interactive solar electric systems which incorporate solar power generation and Smart Grid technology in one system. The offering will allow utilities to meet Renewable Portfolio Standards while investing in Smart Grid technologies. |
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SureGrid - the leading energy solutions provider of automated, cloud-based, demand-response Intelligent Load Management technology - today announced the release of PowerCommand 2.0®. |
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SVC Light with Energy Storage is a dynamic energy storage solution which combines SVC Light performance with the latest battery storage technology. It provides a new dimension in developing smart grids and cost effective, environmentally attractive, and high quality services for existing networks. SVC Light® is ABB's high performance STATCOM (static synchronous compensator). It can provide instantaneous and continuously variable reactive power in response to voltage fluctuations, thereby enhancing grid stability.
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Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON) today announced Networked Energy Services (NES) system-wide enhancements including a new generation of CT (current transformer) meter, enterprise smart metering network operating system software, downloadable smart meter enhancements, and updated system tools. Nearly two million homes are connected to the smart grid using Echelon’s NES system, one of the most widely-deployed, next-generation smart grid platforms used by utilities.
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AT&T and CURRENT Group have joined forces to provide utilities with Smart Grid solutions designed to improve and enhance grid performance and asset management. |
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GridPoint, Inc., an established leader in smart energy solutions, announced today that its load management solution is being utilized by Hoosier Energy to reduce peak demand, make more efficient use of power supply resources and better control energy costs for its member electric distribution cooperatives. GridPoint’s centralized solution enables Hoosier Energy to aggregate and manage commercial and residential load served by its cooperatives, and provides individual co-ops the ability to execute targeted demand response events. |
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With all the Smart Grid standards now in the works, which ones are most essential? Smart Grid expert Dr. Dale McMullin argues that a single set of standards for geospatial interfaces and encodings deserve a spot on your "pay attention" list. Find out why. |
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Cisco announced the first components of its Connected Grid array of Smart Grid communications solutions designed to help utilities more efficiently and reliably get electricity from power plants to homes and businesses. |
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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced the debut of GridSync™ wireless sensors. GridSync™ combines sensors and wireless communications, allowing utilities to increase grid visibility and efficiency through VoltVar Optimization (VVO). |
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Wait! Before you click inside to see which Smart Grid trends Jesse Berst thinks are most important right now, think about what you’d put on your own list. If Jesse’s got it right, the top trends he’s identified ought to be pretty close to yours. Find out why. |
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Voltage optimization for energy savings can be an attractive energy conservation investment. But as EPRI Research Director Mark McGranaghan points out, the unknown for evaluating the impact of voltage optimization is the response of different types of loads to the voltage reduction. He says a new industry-wide initiative that addresses the modeling need from two different approaches is required. He details both inside. |
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CURRENT Group has been selected by NorthWestern Energy to deliver CURRENT’s Distribution System Optimization products and services that will enable NorthWestern Energy to reduce technical losses, optimize feeder voltage profiles and reduce system load through advanced voltage optimization automation. |
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Lighting for a large Oregon freeway interchange has been supplied in part by solar energy since late 2008. But the project will get a significant upgrade when Schweitzer Engineering's synchrophasor technology is integrated into the solar highway project to protect power quality and reliability. |
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Voltage dips (also known as “voltage sags”) are short-duration reductions in voltage magnitude. Their duration is typically between a few cycles of the power-system frequency and a few seconds. The interest in voltage dips is mainly due to their impact on end-user equipment. Industrial processes may malfunction or shut down due to a voltage dip resulting in significant financial losses. Voltage dips are due to short-duration increases in current magnitude, whereas voltage dips due to short circuits and earth faults are of most concern for customers. This report presents the results from an international working group sponsored by CIGRE, CIRED and UIE aimed at improving the understanding of the compatibility between installations and the electricity supply. |
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The objective of this short paper is to demonstrate the benefits of the Potomac-Appalachian transmission highline (PATH) project for improving transmission system efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. The paper includes tasks, approach, and savings from the new line design. |
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Company execs told Jesse Berst they were able to save 1 1/2 cents per kilowatt hour when they applied their new demand response initiative to NYC’s Rockefeller Center. Now Schneider Electric is targeting 200 of Chicago’s biggest buildings and expects to pull 150 MW out of the current demand of 800 MW. But energy efficiency is just part of this intriguing story. Jesse explains how if you follow the money you’ll see that Schneider may be onto something big. |
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RuggedCom Inc. (“RuggedCom”) (TSX:RCM), a leading provider of rugged communications networking solutions designed for mission-critical applications in harsh environments, and CURRENT Group, LLC, a provider of innovative and industry-leading intelligent and optimized solutions to monitor and manage the distribution grid, announced today that they will collaborate to jointly deliver integrated smart grid infrastructure and advanced applications for distribution automation. The integrated solution will enable electric utilities to improve the reliability and efficiency of the distribution grid, speed integration of renewable and distributed energy resources, and reduce technical losses and total load of their distribution system in a timely, more secure and more cost-effective manner. |
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GRIDiant Corporation, specializing in smart grid software management, officially launched its GRIDmaster suite of software products and services to the power distribution market at DistribuTECH, the leading transmission and distribution conference in Tampa, Florida. Additionally, GRIDiant has received a patent for its GRIDfast optimization engine that performs real-time analysis, control, optimization and management of the electric power grid. The company has a patent pending on its virtual grid component health calculation technology.
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S&C Electric Company, a Smart Grid leader shaping the future of reliable electric delivery, today announced an enhanced product and software suite for the intelligent distribution grid featuring IntelliTEAM SG™, S&C’s 3rd generation Automatic Restoration System. This advanced solution performs fault isolation and rapid self-healing of the distribution system, restoring power in seconds. IntelliTEAM SG also reduces the complexity of deploying advanced distribution automation. |
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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced the introduction of a new distribution class three-phase overhead, gang-operated medium voltage switch for emerging Smart Grid systems. |
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Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today the launch of its new Distribution Management System (DMS), the most advanced network operations and planning tool on the market. As utilities mobilize to meet increasing customer demand and environmental obligations, Telvent DMS provides a wide range of real-time and simulation mode functions for optimal operational and financial performance. |
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Control4 has introduced new software designed to help utilities make the most of power management programs over a network of households, and make it easier for consumers to manage their household power use. |
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We talked for many years about "managing" distribution networks and "visualizing" them or making them "more efficient." Now people in the know are beginning to talk seriously about "optimizing" the Smart Grid. Click inside where I’ll tell you about an intriguing young company that claims to have the “secret sauce” for grid optimization – and big plans to stir things up. |
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With little fanfare, the San Luis Valley has already become the best model for distributed renewable energy generation in the West and maybe even the Nation.
When the first energy crisis shook ...