EPRI Explores Augmented Reality to Improve Grid Reliability

摘要

Data analytics, internet of things (IoT), augmented reality (AR) ... it seems like in the very near future, everything will be trying to tell us something. Smart meters are a reality but are smart poles and smart helmets right behind them? And if your pole wanted to tell you something, what would it be and how would you know? With the advent of smarter, smaller, and less electrically needy devices the sky is the limit as far what can be intelligent and what kind of data can be collected. The challenge is to turn data into information and understand that information in the context of the environment in which it was collected.