Not all cellular network traffic comes from our cell phones and gadgets; a growing amount will come from machines using these networks to communicate (Internet of Things), including the utilities that provide you with power and water. On Thursday, Sprint announced that a variety of smart grid vendors will be using its wireless networks to Continue reading →
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Included in Zpryme’s Smart Grid Insights new report, Telecom and the Smart Grid, the total Smart Grid Communications market is slated to experience tremendous market growth through 2015, projected to reach almost $1.6 Billion (the market is divided between wired and wireless communications). Currently the market size of wired communications is larger; however wireless communications Continue reading →
Each year I’ve been attending CES, I’ve watched the Connected Home TechZone grow in popularity. It started off as a small but interesting space to discuss this newfangled thing called an integrated wireless network to connect appliances and devices to an interface which tells you what on earth they’re doing; but it has grown to Continue reading →
Somewhere between the iPad cases and the latest in headphone technology, the connected home concept was everywhere at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics show. For the energy conscious, smart energy was not siloed with companies only pitching smart plugs or wireless thermostats. Instead, everything from windows to door locks to light bulbs could talk to Continue reading →
With shipment of W-Fi devices reaching nearly 1.1 billion in 2011, the organization responsible for promoting and standardizing wireless technology—the Wi-Fi Alliance, is busier than ever. …Wi-Fi is expected to grow 25 percent between 2011-2016 in smart meters and automation products. via Wi-Fi Alliance’s Wireless Predictions and Projects for 2012 | News & Opinion | Continue reading →
At CES 2012, Wireless Glue Networks launched its second-generation in-home display called SmartLook. SmartLook provides direct wireless access to smart meters with real-time information and is “The World’s First Refrigerator Magnet In-home Display,” according to Wireless Glue Networks. via An In-Home Energy Display for the Fridge.
First of all, the new BC Hydro smart meters can’t tell if you are using your power to fry eggs or grow pot, only the total amount of power you consume. Secondly, the wireless antennas the meters use to feed that data back to Hydro generate less radiation than your kitchen microwave. And if you Continue reading →
Here’s a challenge to power industry readers. I’d like to hear reasoned responses. To date, given the history and the fringe nature of many of the health-impact arguments being made by ratepayers in Pacific Gas & Electric’s service territory over smart meters—at least the wireless version, presumably the most common type of deployment—I’ve largely dismissed Continue reading →
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today unveiled its new Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) platform (pronounced “wik-id”). The new module eases development effort and simplifies the implementation of Wi-Fi connectivity in an array of consumer devices, especially those with no current networking Continue reading →
OnStream’s innovative and wirelessly connected smart meters enable consumers to have more control over their energy consumption and supports the benefits of smart grids. OnStream, a National Grid company, provides gas and electricity metering solutions across the UK. The company’s new mobile communications-based meters enable low levels of power consumption and include the ability to communicate Continue reading →
WiTricity Corporation, IHI Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation are collaborating in research to develop electric vehicle (EV) wireless charging systems compatible with electric grids. The partnership structure of three major players in the wireless charging, electric infrastructure, and EV areas coming together will accelerate the popularization of wireless charging systems for EVs by developing systems Continue reading →
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced four new system solutions for Smart Grid and metering applications, enabling designers to further accelerate time to market for PLC-based and low-power wireless products. Advancing complete solutions for power line communications (PLC), TI introduced the new PLC Development Kit (TMDSPLCKIT-V3) that recently received PRIME certification. Coupling the Continue reading →
Wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi®, has become pervasive across many applications, from wireless devices, to medical devices, and smart grid. The advent of innovative implementations in Wi-Fi over the years, coupled with an all-IP nature of communication, has enabled it to be a default wireless interface for the emerging ‘The Internet of Things’ market. Wi-Fi was Continue reading →
Most cities are just big laboratories. But people, quite frankly, can get in the way of turning crumbling, city infrastructure into a smart one. A Washington D.C.-based tech company wants to create a ghost town in New Mexico, to give companies and organizations a place to check the limits of renewable energy systems, smart grid Continue reading →
OKI Electric Industry, a Japanese telecommunications manufacturer, announces it has developed a wireless communication system designed for use in smart communities, smart houses and smart meters. The system is designed to use the 920-megahertz (MHz) communication band that’s scheduled to open in Japan in July 2012. via OKI Develops 920MHz Multi-hop by Wireless Watch Japan.
OKI Electric Industry, a Japanese telecommunications manufacturer, has developed a wireless communication system designed for use in smart communities, smart houses and smart meters. via New wireless system could enable smarter cities in Japan | Energy.
Operating in the 2.4 GHz frequency that can be used almost anywhere, the ZigBee wireless protocol provides a low-cost, low-power mesh network ideal for green and global embedded applications such as smart energy and smart home initiatives. Øyvind shares an overview of ZigBee specifications and implementation requirements for ensuring device interoperability. via Smart energy apps Continue reading →
For Engineering Professor Rajit Gadh, knowledge is power. In particular, that’s electric power and finding new ways to harness, store and deliver it as growing numbers of American drivers give up their gas-guzzlers for electric vehicles. While the benefits of clean-energy, petroleum-free electric vehicles (EVs) like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt are clear to Continue reading →
Last year, Benita Schluschen, a middle-aged woman from Qualicum Beach, B.C., wrote a letter to The Canadian Charger, thanking the web-based publication for publicizing the views of Barrie Trower, a retired British physicist who claims that wireless (Wi-Fi) computer networks and other low-level sources of electro-magnetic radiation produce adverse health effects. via Spreading wireless panic.
OnStar and General Motors plan to launch the first real-world pilot program of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles this year. The pilot program will pave the way for utilities to increase energy efficiency and offer lower charging costs to customers. Hundreds of regional utility employees will be driving leased Chevrolet Volts as their everyday Continue reading →
