Using Wireless Home Area Networks for the Smart Grid

Overview of ZigBee in home energy HANs: Smart Energy Profile adoption, vendor chipsets and reference gateway platforms, plus interoperability with Bluetooth and powerline.

PLC for Rural Smart Grid Communications

Power-line communication (PLC) for rural smart grid deployments: device architectures, regional frequency bands, noise-resistant modulation (OFDM, S-FSK), and development kits.

Evaluation Kits and Reference Designs for Smart Grid Development

Overview of IoT-based energy management for smart grids: MCU-based energy metering, communication reference designs, and evaluation kits to accelerate development.

PLC Data Concentrator Design for Smart Grids

Technical overview of PLC-based data concentrator designs for smart grids, covering MCU/AFE choices, G3-PLC, MV-LV transformer crossing, and security/communication options.

Smart Grid Design Using MCU Series

Design guide for grid-tied microinverter and microgrid integration using TI C2000 MCUs and CC3200 wireless SoC, covering MPPT, inverter control, and cloud telemetry

Smart Grid: Challenges of Integrating Renewable Energy

Analysis of renewable energy integration challenges and smart grid solutions, covering variability, reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI), and distributed generation strategies.

Smart Grid: Bidirectional Energy and Information Exchange

Overview of smart grid evolution and the energy internet, detailing bidirectional power/info flows, distributed energy integration, EV storage, EMS and clustered grid control.

Integrating Large-Scale EVs with Future Smart Grids

Review of large-scale EV integration with smart grids and wireless charging, focusing on vehicle-to-grid scheduling, optimization methods, and charging standards.

Risks Facing Smart Grids and How to Prepare

Technical overview of smart grid security risks, historic power grid and IoT-based attacks, and layered defense measures including three-zone protection.

Challenges Facing Future Smart Grids

Challenges for smart grid deployment: increased infrastructure needs, missing communications and interoperability standards, cybersecurity gaps, and distributed generation planning.

Distribution Functions for Smart Grids via Two-Way Communication

Analysis of smart grid architecture, core functions and the role of two-way communication and device management to integrate legacy assets and enable utility applications.

Measuring Smart Home Power with Hall-Effect Sensors

Technical overview of Hall-effect sensors for smart-home current measurement, covering MLX91205, ACS711, TLE4997, PCB implementations, ranges, and network integration.

Three Common Types of Solar Cells

Technical overview of thin-film solar cells, polymer multilayer electrodes, and nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cells, with focus on materials, fabrication and efficiency.

Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells Explained

Review of monocrystalline silicon and polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells: materials, CVD/LPE fabrication, recrystallization methods, and reported efficiencies.

Smart Cable Manhole Covers for Power IoT

Smart manhole cover monitoring system overview: sensor and power IC selection (ADI), MEMS tilt sensing, electrochemical gas detection, isolated RS-485 comms and low?power design.

AD9361 + Zynq SDR Platform Setup Example

Technical overview and demo of TLZ7xH-EVM Zynq evaluation board with AD9361 (AD-FMCOMMS3) SDR module, showing QPSK demodulation, FM receive, and Vivado/PetaLinux setup.

Design and Application of a Microgrid Test Simulator

RTDS-driven microgrid test platform using a high-power grid simulator with external analog control: real-time verification, waveform tracking, and ~100 μs latency.

Features and Design of the MAX11046 ADC

MAX11046 8-channel 16-bit ADC delivers simultaneous-sampling, high-impedance bipolar inputs and single-supply 16-bit performance meeting IEC 62053 class 0.2 accuracy.

Intelligent Dispatch Automation for Smart Grids

Overview of smart grid dispatch automation: architectures, IEC 61850/61970 standards, digital substations, AMI and information-exchange platforms for two-way grid control.

Smart Plant Campus Communication Systems

Smart plant campus communication solution: unified IP network with gigabit access, 10GE aggregation and end-to-end QoS and security for converged services.