Transcript Communication Infrastructure

Smart Grid Action Plan Increasing
Velocity in the Drive to Value
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Connecting The Smart Grid
Utility Operation
Residential
Devices
Smart Grid
Devices
C&I
Devices
Seamlessly connect all people and devices that
generate, distribute or use energy
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Open, Standardsbased Network
» The power plug: An Open
Standard for the electric
grid
» Millions of devices and
applications, developed by
thousands of companies
» Plug it in and “it just works"
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» Internet Protocol: An
Open Standard for the
Smart Grid
» Leverage $1 trillion in
Internet investment
» Support any IP device or
web application
» Plug it in and “it just works"
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PHEV’s and the Smart Grid
Integrated power electronics
CIDI internal
Combustion
engine
Battery pack
5-speed
Manual transimission
& automated clutch
Final drive
5-speed
Manual transimission
& automated clutch
Final drive
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Electric machine
Increasing Urgency
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Regulatory Mandates – Smart Grid Initiatives
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Two Examples
Utility Company A
Utility Company B
Smart Grid ready
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What’s the Difference?
» The faster-moving utilities
were able to develop a
complete and perfect
strategy / vision for all of
their needs over the next
20 years
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Really….
» Start now with an open platform
 Today’s products will develop
 Today’s vision will expand
 Today’s plan will change
» A closed/proprietary platform = stranded assets
and bridled value
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Where does an open platform take us…
» Steadily decreasing costs (Moore’s Law)
» Steadily increasing value (Metcalfe’s Law)
» Accelerating adoption of new devices and
applications
Ever-shorter innovation cycles = Time to Value
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