IEEE 2030 Interoperability Project
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has launched a new project to create standards and interoperability for the so-called smart grid, an IT-driven upgrade of the electricity grid.
The organization has approved a project with the lengthy title, 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). Chip maker Intel will host the first meeting to discuss the smart-grid guide in Santa Clara, Calif. June 3-5. That meeting is open to people and organizations interested in contributing to the guide, IEEE said in a statement.
Through its open standards process, IEEE’s goal for P2030 is to provide a knowledge base for defining smart-grid interoperability, including helping the electric power system work with end-use applications and devices, such as smart electricity meters, IEEE said.
“With its rich heritage and vast membership from a broad range of technology sectors, IEEE is uniquely positioned to enable power engineering, communications and information technology to coalesce,” Chuck Adams, president of the IEEE Standards Association, said in a statement. “This landmark initiative, which spans multiple diverse industries, will tap into the numerous ubiquitously deployed IEEE standards developed by a variety of expert groups. IEEE P2030 will define key elements of the modernized grid, and it will accelerate progress in making the smart grid a reality.”
