Power Line Communication

Date and Time:

January 27, 2011 - 9:00am - 10:00am

Keynote Presentation

Presentation Abstract:

Over the past several years, governments around the world have recognized the importance of reliable power grids, the need to conserve energy, and the dangers posed by excessive greenhouse gases. As seen by blackouts and brownouts around the world, utility capacity in certain locations is inadequate to meet peak demands of customers. In addition, utility customers would like the ability to monitor and more effectively manage their energy usage. Exacerbating peak power needs is the emerging electric vehicle, which will put even higher demands on utilities over the next 10 years. Communications is a basic underlying technology necessary to facilitate the management of these complex scenarios. Communicating information from the electric vehicle, as well as the electric meter, to the utility during the battery charging process is necessary to manage energy usage during peak times; plus EV owners will be given favorable KWH pricing as long as the vehicle can authenticate itself over the network. This talk will mainly focus on international technology initiatives in power line communications around the world relative to the Smart Grid, and the standardization efforts in progress including IEEE P1901.2 and ITU-T G.hnem/G.9955.