Partners
Smart Wire implementation is
planned
in coordination of different
teams and partners.
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Targeted Market
If you are an Utility/ISO and are
planning
on transmission expansion
Smart
Wires
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Successful Implementation
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Increased energy demand and industrialization accompanied by significant carbon di-oxide emission has resulted in considerable public interest in green energy. Policies like Renewable Portfolio standards (RPS) have been adopted by some US states that encourages adoption of renewable energy. The increased penetration of renewable energy sources like solar, wind would have significant impact on transmission planning and operation. Upgrading the electric grid to handle these variables is a challenge in power industry. One of the recent successful solutions has been upgrading the transmission system to a “Smart Grid” that facilitates renewable energy integration.
Existing grid system is becoming more congested due to lack of investment relative to generation and load growth. Numerous Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) based technologies have emerged offering a potential solution that increases reliability and utilization of Transmission and Distribution network. However the high cost, complexity, poor reliability of FACTS devices has inhibited their market penetration. Smart Wire Grid, Inc has the solution to the problem by the development of a low cost, highly reliable, simple device which are termed as “Smart Wires”. Please read the technology page for more information.
You can also contact at the below address.
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Woody Gibson, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Smart Wire Grid, Inc.
Phone : 510-267-4325
Smart Wire Grid, Inc. San Francisco, CA Smart Wire Grid,Inc. will co-ordinate with various Utilities and partners of research,analysis,design and manufacturing for an end-to-end implementation of Smart Wires. The team will lead and be involved in the simulation and modelling of the system and will perform all the tests to ensure a successful completion.
Georgia Institute of Technology/NEETRAC Atlanta, GA Georgia Institute of Technology/NEETRAC, will assist and provide research facilities. NEETRAC (National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center) will work with Smart Wire Grid on Optimization and perform laboratory,field testing. NEETRAC has over 30 utilities as members. For more information visit http://www.neetrac.gatech.edu/
Innoventor, Inc , St.Louis, MO Innoventor, Inc will manufacture all prototypes and perform extensive testing. For more information visit http://www.innoventor.net/
New Potato Technologies, Wilmington, NC New Potato Technologies will perform design of embedded electronics for Smart Wire Devices. For more information visit http://www.new-potato.com/index.html
Carnegie Mellon University(CMU),Pittsburgh, PA CMU will develop control algorithms to determine settings of Smart Wires.
Boeing, Sunnyvale, CA Boeing will be involved in the design of networks for Smart Wire Devices. For more information visit http://www.boeing.com/
Targeted Market
Smart Wire devices offer effective power flow control which is cost effective, simple and reliable over conventional techniques of FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System). Transmission line investment such as new line construction or re-conductoring planned for expansion can be deferred with the use of Smart Wires.
Targeted areas of application range from distribution voltage class to sub-transmission voltage class.
Smart Wires can save at least more than 50% over conventional transmission line upgrades
Should you need more information on the technology or implementation, please contact us.
Successful Implementation
The project is to be implemented in a transmission network identified by the utilities as potential areas of congestion. More information will be updated during various stages of implementation.
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People
The team is comprised of people with extensive experience in the Energy Industry. Click here to read more |
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