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How Will the Smart Grid Affect The Home Tech Industry? Len Calderone

Oct 2011

 All aspects of home technology will be affected by the country’s need to conserve energy on a mass scale, placing the systems integrators and equipment manufacturers in a position for growth.

Integrators will have the responsibility of suggesting the end devices that work with the energy management control systems and then tying these devices into a HAN that integrates with the smart grid to control HVAC, lighting and other power usage devices.   Such a connection will improve the operation of the device and lower the cost of energy for your customer. 
Home Automation Protocols, Networks and the Smart Grid Len Calderone

Oct 2011

 We have a long way to go before AV, lighting, HVAC, and appliances come together within a home automation network that will work with smart meters and the utilities’ back office system to communicate both ways flawlessly, controlling how and when energy is wisely consumed.  Strides are being made in each area and we will see more systems coming together for the perfect balance of energy consumption and energy savings. 
What the heck is a Smart Grid? Bob Hetherington

Mar 2009

 Nowadays we have several issues to face that are causing concern to humanity in general and the western world specifically. I don't think I need to repeat them here but basically they are environmental as well as geopolitical in nature. Hence, the old coal or oil burning power plant needs to be phased out and we must become much more efficient at generating and delivering electricity to end users or the costs become extraordinary over time.
HomeToys Interview - ZigBee Smart Energy Bob Heile ZigBee Alliance

Sep 2008

 ZigBee Smart Energy is a standard, easy and affordable way for communicating energy-related information, such as price, over ZigBee wireless home area networks. It is a global, open standard that facilitates the creation of interoperable energy-related devices from multiple vendors to monitor, control and automate the use of energy.
Home Connectivity and Green Energy Anto Budiardjo Clasma Events Inc.

Feb 2008

 Renewable energy will be a significant component of our future energy picture -- distributed generation from PVs to wind turbines and storage systems for electricity and cooling. These systems will increasingly be installed in our homes, together with smart electricity meters. While these can provide useful functions on their own, their true potential will only be realized when all of these devices are connected with each other along with other devices and appliances such as white goods and lifestyle, security and entertainment systems
PULSSI for the control command of electric radiators Watteco Watteco

Aug 2006

 It is reliable because unlike other existing standards it does not force the network to propagate a signal it was not designed for and also because each electric device acts as an analog relay to others.
Grid Friendly Appliances Michael Kintner-Meyer Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Feb 2006

 Grid Friendly appliance controllers, which are about the size of a playing card, can sense the frequency of electricity and measure deviations from its normal 60 Hz to determine the health of the energy grid and respond without the need for any communication system.
The Energy Crisis Gets Personal Brian Golden GridPoint

Dec 2005

 Just as the Internet empowered millions with easy access to information and brand new ways to communicate, emerging technologies will also bring sweeping changes in energy production and consumption. GridPoint’s intelligent energy management appliance manages both traditional and renewable energy to reduce costs – and also provides clean, silent and automatic backup power.

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