Electric power / smart grid

News and Updates

NIST Develops Interoperability Profile for Distributed Energy Resources and Grid Integration

July 1, 2022

With the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DER) – solar, wind, and more – to generate power, organizations have developed standards for their

NIST, SEPA Develop Interoperability Profile for Integrating Electric Vehicle Charging with Grid

July 1, 2022

SEPA's Interoperability Profiles Task Force, led by NIST’s Cuong Nguyen, published its Interoperability Profile for Electric Vehicle Fleet Managed Charging

NIST Leader, Researcher Explain Benefits of Smart Grid Interoperability and How to Achieve It

July 1, 2022

NIST's Smart Grid Group leader, Avi Gopstein, was featured on Smart Grid Today's podcast, released May 12, 2022. Ideally, said Gopstein, the smart grid's many

Industry Impacts

Cityscape in the background. Solar panels in the foreground.

Framing the Future of the Electric Grid

The U.S. electrical distribution system is a patchwork of 100+ years of upgrades that create basic reliability issues and expose entire regions to unnecessary

Projects and Programs

Cyber-Physical Systems/Internet of Things for Smart Cities

Ongoing

Smart cities are enabled by cyber-physical systems (CPS), which involve connecting devices and systems – such as Internet of Things (IoT) technologies – in

Combined Grid Communication Testbed Implementation for Real-time Measurement, Calibration, and Communication

Ongoing

The main objective in this project is to implement a flexible and programmable research testbed that can support deployment of a wide ranging sensory device

Smart Grid Wireless Network Security

Completed

To enhance network protection against attack, a periodic key refreshment and distribution strategy for better network security has been investigated. While the

State Estimation for Uncertain Power Systems

Ongoing

The expected penetration of a large number of renewable distributed energy resources (DERs) is driving next generation power systems toward uncertainties that

Publications

Times (and the Grid) are A-Changin': Publicly Available, Forward-Looking Electricity Databases for GHG and LCA Projections

May 24, 2022

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Pieter Gagnon, Matthew Jamieson

Available at https://www.netl.doe.gov/energy-analysis/details?id=8e07ed22-a7d4-498e-…

Interoperability Profile for Electric Vehicle Fleet Managed Charging

May 20, 2022

Author(s)

Cuong Nguyen

This application profile analyzes the capabilities of IEEE 2030.5-2018, an available smart grid focused open communication standard, to effectuate a use case

IEC 61850 Profile for Distributed Energy Resources Supporting IEEE 1547

May 4, 2022

Author(s)

Hasan Giray Oral, DJ Anand, Cuong Nguyen, Avi Gopstein, Christoph Brunner, Alexander Apostolov

This document provides an IEC 61850 profile for a Distributed Energy Resource supporting IEEE 1547 and the grid support functions therein. The profile utilizes

Design and Experimentation Guidelines for DER's Emulation Testbed

April 23, 2022

Author(s)

Hasnae Bilil, Anfal Hathah, Abdella Battou

Due to the increasing integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into the national grid, research is needed to understand high DER penetration in

Tools and Instruments

Apparatus for the Measurement of High Temperature Thermoelectric Transport Properties

The Seebeck coefficient is a physical parameter routinely measured to identify the potential thermoelectric performance of a material. However, researchers