Adversity could power the grid's transition

摘要

The power grid has been in the news lately-ranging from techniques for improving system utilization to the devastation in Puerto Rico. On the good-news front, NI announced in September a collaborative effort with Innovari to help utility companies around the world manage distributed energy resources and foster relationships between customers, local communities, and regulators. Innovari's Interactive Energy Platform (IEP) includes hardware that attaches to participant buildings to deliver two-way communication of energy information to help balance edge-of-grid resources. The hardware incorporates CompactRIO single-board controllers and Lab VIEW software for distributed sensing and control. The IEP has been put to use by utilities including Kansas City Power & Light and Mumbai-based Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra). The latter implemented the IEP on commercial buildings and mobile generators to stabilize the grid in regional areas under stress.