On June 13, 2011, the White House will hold an event on "Building the 21st Century Grid." Starting at 10 a.m., the event can be watched live at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live.
Federal Smart Grid Initiatives highlights key government-sponsored programs and activities related to the development and modernization of the electric grid in the United States.
One of the four pillars of the future grid is:
Unlock the innovation potential in the electricity sector with a continued focus on open standards.
I hope that the electric power industry will follow a few open standards instead of a myriad of solutions. Could you imagine a situation were each state or county would have a different frequency and voltage of the electric system!??
There are two main standards: 230V/50Hz and 110V/60Hz … but there should be one standard to exchange information (measurements and statuses, …). The MMXU (a measurement model of 3 phase electrical system defined in the open standard IEC 61850-7-4) could be used for any kind of 3 phase system.
Click HERE for some more models.
If you are interested you may watch the event today.
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