Building a Smarter Grid - Part Three

Transmission & Distribution World is currently running a six-part podcast series on their website. This series features a discussion around the definition of a 'Smarter Grid' given by ABB executives and managers directly involved in Smart Grid activity.

The third podcast features Enrique Santacana, President and CEO of ABB in North America, and is entitled: "Building a Smarter Grid: Open Architecture Standards and the Need for Interoperability."

Interoperability – the capacity for devices from various manufacturers to work together – is vital to the realization of a network-based Smart Grid. And the key to interoperability is standards. This podcast session with Enrique looks into the process initiated recently by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to identify and propagate key Smart Grid-related standards and open protocols – including DNP3 and IEC 61850 – within the power industry. The podcast also touches on the latest standards developments within government and the industry.

Smart Grid: Open Architecture Standards and the Need for Interoperability