1. Smart Grid Action Plan Increasing Velocity in the Drive to Value
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2. Connecting The Smart Grid
Utility Operation
Smart Grid
Devices
Residential
Devices
C&I
Devices
Seamlessly connect all people and devices that generate, distribute or use energy
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3. Open, Standards-based Network
The power plug: An Open Standard for the electric grid
Millions of devices and applications, developed by thousands of companies
Plug it in and “it just works"
Internet Protocol: An Open Standard for the Smart Grid
Leverage $1 trillion in Internet investment
Support any IP device or web application
Plug it in and “it just works"
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4. PHEV’s and the Smart Grid
Integrated power electronics
CIDI internal
Combustion engine
Battery pack
5-speed
Manual transimission
& automated clutch
Final drive
5-speed
Manual transimission
& automated clutch
Electric machine
Final drive
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5. Increasing Urgency
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6. Regulatory Mandates – Smart Grid Initiatives
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7. Two Examples Utility Company A Utility Company B Smart Grid ready
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8. Yeah, Right! What’s the Difference?
The faster-moving utilities were able to develop a complete and perfect strategy / vision for all of their needs over the next 20 years
Yeah, Right!
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9. Really…. Start now with an open platform
Today’s products will develop
Today’s vision will expand
Today’s plan will change
A closed/proprietary platform = stranded assets and bridled value
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10. Where does an open platform take us…
Steadily decreasing costs (Moore’s Law)
Steadily increasing value (Metcalfe’s Law)
Accelerating adoption of new devices and applications
Ever-shorter innovation cycles = Time to Value
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