Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
Greg Ennis
Technical Director
Wi-Fi Alliance
73% of university students say Wi-Fi helps them get better grades (Kelton Research,
2008)
Full list of member companies at www.wi‐fi.org
• Smart Grid Task Group in Wi-Fi Alliance provides a forum for industry
collaboration
– Evaluate needs for additional testing/certification programs
– Provide industry input to government agencies and regulators (US and
worldwide) regarding use of Wi-Fi in Smart Grid
– Chair: Mark Thompson (Aclara), Vice-Chair: Phil Beecher (Gainspan)
• Wi-Fi is being integrated into key Smart Grid components: meters, appliances,
thermostats, …
• Wi-Fi can provide whole-house coverage in most US homes without the need for
additional routers or mesh implementations
• Future Smart Grid monitoring and control applications may require greater data
rates than those anticipated today
• Auto-rate capability ensures that the modulation technique and data rate are
optimized for given range and signal environment
• Higher data rates means both support of new applications and support of more
total traffic
• New lower power, lower complexity Wi-Fi chipsets are now able to achieve > 10
year battery life
Wi-Fi is best suited to support the full range of future Smart Grid applications
Utility
AMI
Network
Utility
AMI Internet
Network Internet
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi: The Intelligent Choice for the Smart Grid 17
Questions?
Contact info:
Greg Ennis
Technical Director, Wi-Fi Alliance
+1 310 399-5052
gennis@wi-fi.org