Other Parts Discussed in Post: TMS320F28375S , TIDM-MINI-DC , AFE032 , UCC28722 Infrastructure equipment such as data concentrators and broadband backhaul routers represent a large portion of the cost of electric utilities’ advanced metering infrastructure…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPD4E05U06 As electricity travels from generation stations to utility customers, end-equipment in the smart energy grid ensures the successful delivery of electricity to consumers and accurate monitoring of consumer consumption…
Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to pay anything for your daily energy use (electricity, that is)? The energy grid is a complex system that generates energy, transmits it over many miles, and finally distributes it to homes and offices. The grid…
In part 1 of this blog series, I reviewed the wireless M (wM)-Bus protocol standard in the 868 MHz ISM band in Europe, while in part 2 I looked at wM-Bus N-modes and the European Telecommunications Standard Institute ( ETSI ) category 1 receiver performance…
Green grid: Measure, control, communicate
The smart grid of yesterday is vastly different from what we see today. The changes in the smart grid have been deployed in multiple stages and have changed the operation of the grid at many different levels…
Ever wonder how electricity gets to your home ?
The electricity generation, transmission, distribution and control networks make up the electrical grid. Electric power transmission is bulk transfer of electrical energy from generating power plants to substations…
Solar is one of the more popular forms of renewable energy, and continues to grow in both commercial and home use. Its popularity is driven in part by solar panels becoming increasingly cheaper, which has made systems affordable not only for commercial…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: CC1310 , CC1125 , CC1120 , CC1200 Part 1 of this blog series reviews the wM-Bus protocol standard in the 868MHZ ISM band in Europe, while Part 2 looks at the wM-Bus N-modes and ETSI Category 1 receiver performance. This time…
RF communication started as simple automated meter reading (AMR) in Central Europe a decade ago, replacing the high effort, very costly manual read-out of water meters and heat cost allocators in millions of houses and apartments, providing multiple benefits…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TIDA-00307 , TIDA-00080 , TIDA-00221 , TIDEP0019 Another DistribuTECH has come and gone! Last week the TI Smart Grid & Energy team was on-site in San Diego to showcase the latest in grid infrastructure – we hope you had a chance…