Archive for January, 2010

Validating Provisioning of Smart Grid Components

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

To engineer dependability in provisioning components that enable Smart Grid operation, a Service Taxonomy can be created in order that associated dependability requirements can be determined.

Automated Provisioning of the Smart Grid

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

As the types of energy resources in the Smart Grid become more customizable to meet dynamic service requirements, the number of possible ways that the grid can be provisioned increases. Automated provisioning of distributed energy resources in the Smart Grid can be error-prone. To ensure that automation is implemented consistently and provide confidence that the power system meets quality of service levels, failure scenarios can be modeled.