Grid MicroCircuits™ - Digital Grid Solutions for Creation of Smart Energy Infrastructure & Applications January 8, 2010
Grid MicroCircuits™ converge energy and communications within the utility, industrial, and commercial sectors. Grid MicroCircuits™ are open-standard products providing the Operating Systems Solutions for Communication, Networking and Energy Applications for Utility & OEM products and systems including:
- Network Control, Communication and Stabilization for Energy Infrastructure
- Renewable Generation Applications (e.g., solar inverters and wind farms);
- Meters, sensors, smart appliances & products;
- Transportation systems, Battery Intelligence, Charging and infrastructure; and
- Industrial products, building automation and control systems
Powered from a single 3.3V or 5V dc power supply and consuming less than 1 Watt of power on average, Grid MicroCircuits™ can be deployed in a power distribution system or other conductive media to communicate point to point, point to multi-point, or as a self-configuring mesh network. Programmed to be interoperable across multiple protocol standards, handling short and long packets, Grid MicroCircuits™ provide 128-256 bit AES encryption algorithm implemented internally, and are capable of supporting secure connections as well as application-specific transactions.
Each module is IP enabled and with its embedded interoperability software, is capable of bridging private networks to open standard public networks. In addition, products can be equipped with a bridge to Zigbee, RFID, Bluetooth or other 802.xx solutions. Communication is bi-directional and full duplex.
A configured system can support 60 redundant data paths with each data packet having a throughput of 250 Kb per 16 channels. In “Robust Mode,” Grid MicroCircuits™ obtain over 99.999% coverage at 19.2K, when set to 8 data bits; 1 stop bit and no parity. Grid MicroCircuits™ modules can be Flash programmed and all support SPI, 12C, USB, Ethernet, Parallel, RS-232, RS-485, CAN, Modbus, Serial UART and other interface standards. Data rate focus is for hundreds of Kbps over long distances, and up to 20Mbps streaming over short distances.
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