S&C and Alstrom's Proposal for a Smart Distribution Grid - TMCnet's Smart Grid eNews

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2/06/2012

Featured Articles » ITU Approves Maxim's G3-PLC as a New Worldwide Smart Grid Standard » Sensus Makes a Splash with European Launch of iPERL Smart Water Endpoint » Glen Canyon Deploys its First Virtual AMI in China » Social Security Administration Cuts Costs with Solar Energy Deployment   Sponsored By: IBM A Guide on the Challenges and Opportunities for Smart Grids In today's energy-conscious world, we are consistently inundated with best practices and innovations for reducing and better managing our electric and power intake. One area in particular that has garnered extra attention as a means to lessen power demand...   Top Stories » The Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid Adds Four New Members » myEnergyPlatform to Launch Both Free and Affordable Smart Grid Technology » Burns & McDonnell Upgrades Smart Grid Lab   From The Expert Corner February 01, 2012 The Solution for a Smart Distribution Grid: S&C and Alstom Grid's Proposal By Daniel Brecht Contributing Writer As global providers of equipment and services, S&C Electric Company, a well-known designer and manufacturer of products for electric power systems, and Alstom Grid, an expert in electrical grid management systems that offers complete and efficient power generation solutions worldwide, came together as efficient and flexible partners on January 25, 201, to introduce a solution for a smart distribution grid to improve the electricity supply worldwide. According to two senior Alstom executives who spoke at DistribuTECH 2012 conference in San Antonio, Texas, combining S&C's IntelliTeam SG Automatic Restoration System and Alstom Grid's e-terradistribution Integrated Distribution Management System (IDMS), they are able to improve grid reliability, efficiency, and capacity with the unveiling of the smart grid. The smart grid, which is an electric power system that delivers electricity from producers to consumers, adds communication and control capabilities remotely, is not only capable of delivering electricity but is also able to control consumer consumption. In addition, the smart grid is capable of optimizing the operation of the entire electrical grid... Read More    Featured Videos 5 Green Innovations for 2012    Featured Resources » A Guide on the Challenges and Opportunities for Smart Grids » Competing in the information era: A smarter approach to smart grids.   TMCnet's Blogs » Forget Super Wi-Fi! Go with Super Wi-Fi! Wait. What? » End to End Visibility : Network Flow Path   Featured Channels » Solar Power » Renewable Energy » Smarter Utility - ATT   Visit smart-grid.tmcnet.com for the Latest Smart-Grid News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Smart-Grid Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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