Program Announced for Third-Annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum
The program has been posted for the third-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum (SGEF '12) to be hosted by Darnell Group, October 16-17, 2012, at the Doubletree Suites Fort Shelby, Detroit, Michigan. Speakers in the Plenary session will represent; DTE Energy, Darnell Group, Marvell Technology Group, Power Standards Laboratory, Nextek Power Systems, University of North Dakota and Wayne State University. Topics will include DC Microgrids, V2G Technologies, Technology Convergence Driving Smart Grid Innovations, Smart Homes, Power Quality & Energy Monitoring, and more. http://smartgrid.darnell.com/schedule.php
A key question to be explored at this year's event is: "Are microgrids the key to the successful development of the smart grid?" Coupled with this inquiry, delegates at the third-annual SGEF will have an opportunity to tour two unique microgrid facilities: the Next Energy Technology Demonstration facilities and Nextek Power Systems. Mouser Electronics is once again, the Marquee Sponsor for SGEF.
Control, Communications and Security will be three of the major themes of SGEF '12. The successful deployment of the smart grid will be dependent on numerous technology and standards developments for electronic equipment. For the smart grid to have benefits, it must be able to reliably communicate to the downstream loads and also be able to turn these loads on/off or turn them up/down as appropriate..
This focused three-day international forum will serve the needs of an audience of decision makers and technology developers who are interested in learning about and contributing to practical advancements related to the emerging smart grid.
The SGEF will be broadly targeted at all segments of the electronics industry including: Communications, Security, Computing/Storage, Consumer, Power Conversion, Vehicle Charging, Alternative Energy,Energy Storage, and so on. Stake holders in the electric utility industry, regulatory bodies, government agencies, and standard-setting organizations will also be included in the target audience.
Among the major constituencies served by this unique event are: Individuals interested in networking/embedded processing, circuit design requirements, communications standards and protocols, development and integration of smart appliances and loads, enabling demand side management, the integration of distributed generation resources, micro grids, power systems communications, power quality, instrumentation and monitoring, supporting plug-in hybrid vehicles, large-scale energy storage, advanced metering infrastructure, visualization technologies, real-time control methods, and so on.
Darnell Group is the leading source for worldwide strategic information covering the full spectrum of power electronics, energy storage and generation. The company specializes in the economic/business analysis of emerging power markets and technologies.
Complete information on the third-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum is available at: http://SmartGrid.Darnell.com
