Date & Time: 7 pm – 8 pm, Tuesday, April 12, 2011 (Registration starts at 6:30)

Location: Algonquin College, Room T129, T-Building, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Presenter: Dr. Stephen Bush, Researcher at General Electric Global Research, Niskayuna, NY.

Parking: Parking area # 9. Please respect restricted areas. No fee after 5:00 p.m.

Registration: Required by email to Wahab Almuhtadi, almuhtadi@ieee.org

Organized By: ComSoc/BTS/CES Ottawa Joint Chapter, PES Ottawa Chapter & Algonquin College Student

Source: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/comsoc

Abstract: Electric power grids around the world are rapidly evolving to make more extensive use of communication technology. New intelligent electronic devices are being developed and deployed in which communications is becoming a ubiquitous and natural part of power systems allowing new forms of collaborative behavior. An analogy is often made between the interconnection of personal computers many decades ago resulting in the rise of the Internet and what is happening within the power grid today. However, the power grid is a large and complex machine with many aspects; it comprises a very broad set of topics. This hour-long talk will begin with a review of power systems and focus upon emerging communications capabilities within the power grid including: metering and demand-response, distributed generation, fault detection isolation and restoration, and a brief overview of emerging standards.
We will end with a discussion of more speculative innovations that may impact the smart
grid further into the future.