Architecture & Communication
Standards
Architectural framework and components to
enable interoperability of all components and systems in the nation’s power grid including the existing legacy systems
Monitoring & Load Management
Technologies
Fault detection/localization/prediction and power quality monitoring with integration of communication/analysis/control techniques; monitoring and control of industrial/commercial/ residential loads for demand-side management
Advanced Distribution Technologies & Operating
Concepts
Interconnection technologies, distribution substation/ equipment advancements, advanced system operating concepts (intentional islanding, Microgrids, etc.)
Modeling & Simulation
Planning and operational support for contingencies and disturbance events, including integration with disparate databases, reconfiguration/restoration/optimization of grid performance, etc.
