Track Overview

Technology Foundations

Track Leader:  Erich Gunther
Wednesday 7/Nov/2007

The technology track will allow the conference attendee to see how interoperability concepts and architecture can be implemented through the application of specific standards, technologies, devices, and best practices. Case studies will be presented that illustrate how interoperability was achieved in the energy industry through the application of technologies and best practices from other industries.

Field & Device Technologies

13:30 - 14:45

This session will focus on the technologies and best practices necessary to ensure interoperability among devices from multiple vendors on the energy supplier system, the customer side of the electric and gas meter, and those technologies necessary to create the energy supplier / customer communications interface. The session will cover technologies being considered for the implementation of home area networks, utility/consumer portals, demand responsive appliances, substation and distribution automation.

Case studies will also be presented that cover the evolution of object oriented command and control technology from the automotive industry to support electric utility substation automation devices, the application of popular Internet technologies such as XML and web services to utility enterprise information models, and technologies that support a viable security policy.

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Enterprise Technologies

15:15 - 16:30

This session will cover technologies being deployed to ensure interoperability with multiple vendor products and services within an energy providers enterprise systems. Specific attention will be paid to general information technology industry technologies being deployed to facilitate cost effective implementation of advanced utility metering systems that integrate with existing / legacy enterprise information systems.

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