Smart Grid

Smart Grid - What's New for Smart Grid Systems

Meet TI Experts at these Upcoming Events

• Metering Latin America: 27-29 August 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Metering, Billing/CRM Europe, 15-17 October 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• HBS China, Guangzhou, Apr 14-16
• Metering China, Beijing, Apr 16-18
• The 7th Electronics Information Fair (Hangzhou), Apr 18-21

New Product Announcements

• Smart data concentrator module slashes development time with advanced hardware and software
• Home Gateway Reference Design enables home automation and smart energy management in the palm of a hand
• Expanded portfolio of fully integrated systems-on-chip (SoCs) for polyphase smart meters
• Ultra-low power converter accelerates energy harvesting designs in consumer electronics and smart home
• TI ZigBee® wireless network processor first to offer ZigBee Smart Energy, ZigBee Home Automation and ZigBee Light Link standards for a single end-device
• Increase performance and slash power by 50 percent with TI's MSP430FR59xx microcontrollers, based on leading "Wolverine" technology
• Texas Instruments connects the smart grid with a new modular and scalable smart meter system solution with multiple communication protocols
• Reduce system costs and improve reliability in e-meter designs with new Smart Meter SoC from Texas Instruments
• TI infuses C2000™ Concerto™ dual-core microcontrollers with higher performance, increased memory and more I/Os in a smaller package
• The new ADS131E08 analog front end (AFE) family for power metering and control of smart e-meters is available with 8, 6 or 4 channels and in 16- or 24-bit resolution.
• Dallas-based Texas Instruments forms partnership with UK-based Navetas for smart meter technology

New Smart Grid Solutions

• Home Energy Gateway
• Data Concentrator for Grid Infrastructure
• Smart Meter SoC > www.ti.com/smartmeter-soc
• Gas/Water/Heat Meter Solutions
• What's new for Gas/Water/Heat flow meters?
  • Gas Meter
  • Heat Meter
  • Water Meter
• Wireless Communication Solutions for the Smart Grid

New Videos

• MSP430F677x Overview: Accurate, Ultra-Low Power Polyphase Metering
• Measuring Polyphase Energy Consumption with the MSP430F6779
• ZigBee® Home Automation Lighting
• ZigBee® Home Automation Lighting Wall Demo with 216 Lights
• Power Line Communication with PLC-lite
• Smart energy powered by TI technology
• 6LoWPAN IP-based wireless connectivity
• Why TI for Smart Grid Solutions, part 1 >
• Why TI for Smart Grid Solutions, part 2 >
• TI Smart Grid Solutions for Wireless Communication >

Literature

• New for 2013! TI Smart Grid Solutions Guide 
• Ultra-Low-Power Poly-phase Energy Meter System on Chip
• Data Concentrator System Solution
• MCUs in Data Concentrators 

Visit TI's e2e Community for recent Smart Grid Blog Posts

• Visit TI’s e2e Smart Grid blog
• 13.56 MHz RFID Demo for ARM^® Cortex^™-M4F Microcontrollers (MCUs)
• A peek into upcoming ENERGY STAR Connected Appliance Requirements
• Smart (grid) actions India could have taken to avoid blackout
• Smart Energy Profile 2.0 demonstration featuring ZigBee, Ethernet and Wi-Fi

Papers and Articles

• Implementation of a Three-Phase Electronic Watt-Hour
  Meter Using the MSP430F677x
• Markus Stäblein, General Manager Smart Grid Business Unit, Texas Instruments, talks about technologies for more efficiency for smart grids and smart homes
• Q&A with Texas Instruments on the State of Smart Grid, Meters, & Data Concentrators, Zpryme Reports
• Smart grid leverages ARM®-based solutions to enable intelligent power consumption with a more robust end-to-end communication network, by Rogerio Almeida,Texas Instruments
  
• Smart Grid Challenges Fuel the Innovation Pipeline
  
• Smart Gas and Meter Water Trends: Impacts on Meter Design
  
• Robust Power Line Communication (PLC) Made Easy
• Enabling next gen smart utility meters
  
• TI Solutions for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)
• Sub-Metering Made Easy Using Texas Instruments Energy Measurement ICs
• Developing robust power line communications (PLC) with G3 
• Channel modeling for AMI applications of PLC 
• Evaluating the low-frequency power line communications channel in Rural North America