今年6月，美国电力科学研究院(以下简称“美国电科院”)举办了互操作性研讨会，标志着在家用电器连入智能电网产业方面又向前迈进了一步。研讨会展示了模块化通信接口如何使任一终端设备凭借用户安装的插入式通信模块与通信系统协同工作。美国电科院解释道，这种实用方法消除了通信技术快速发展所带来的问题，使得现在生产的产品能够在将来的需求响应系统中继续使用。美国电科院从事这一合作性产业项目始于2008年，该项目共涉及65家公司，包括家电制造商、通信系统供应商和供电公司。由此产生的规范有助于美国国家标准技术研究院和相关的标准化工作的开展，并将进一步推动开放性标准的出台。
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The plug-in module that makes any appliance grid-connected
Jun 8, 2011
An interoperability workshop hosted by EPRI last month marked a step forward in the industry effort to connect residential appliances with the smart grid. The workshop demonstrated how a modular communication interface enables any end device to work with any communication system through user installed plug-in communication modules. This practical approach, as EPRI explains, eliminates the problem of rapidly evolving communication technologies and allows products to be produced today that can work in demand response systems of the future.
EPRI started work on this collaborative industry project that has involved 65 companies, including appliance manufacturers, communication system providers and utilities in 2008. The resulting specification has been contributed to NIST and related standards activities and is targeted to be made an open standard going forward.
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