Managing power through networked electrical systems

摘要

In the ever-changing world of technology, at times it seems that marketing a new technology requires either creating new words or stringing old words into new phrases to make it sound new and cutting-edge, or perhaps just confuse the consumer altogether. In fact, it's hard to imagine a profession that uses more buzzwords and acronyms than the field of engineering and construction. When it comes to networking of electrical systems and power management there is no shortage of this trendy lingo: "digital energy networks" that monitor "distributed energy resources" tied to the "virtual power plants," or the "detailed energy survey (DES)" for the "energy conservation measure (ECM)" and its interface with the "building management system (BMS)"-shall I go on? But what does it all mean as it relates to the networking of systems and overall power management?