简介:DigitalnetworkedcommunicationsarethekeytoallInternet-of-Thingsapplications,especiallytosmartmeteringsystemsandthesmartgrid.Inordertoensureasafeoperationofsystemsandtheprivacyofusers,thetransportlayersecurity(TLS)protocol,amatureandwellstandardizedsolutionforsecurecommunications,maybeused.WeimplementedtheTLSprotocolinitslatestversioninawaysuitableforembeddedandresource-constrainedsystems.ThispaperoutlinesthechallengesandopportunitiesofdeployingTLSinsmartmeteringandsmartgridapplicationsandpresentsperformanceresultsofourTLSimplementation.Ouranalysisshowsthatgivenanappropriateimplementationandconfiguration,deployingTLSinconstrainedsmartmeteringsystemsispossiblewithacceptableoverhead.
简介:Automationhasarrivedinthelowvoltagegriddomain.Inthenextfewyears,thesecondarysubstation-atthebarriersofmediumandlowvoltagegrids-willthusbeupgradedtoenablenovelfunctions.Inthispaper,wepresentvarioussmartgridapplicationsrunningonsuchintelligentsecondarysubstations(iSSN)includingtheirinteractionwitheachother.Weintegrateenergyconsumptionandproductiondata,aswellasforecasts,sensedfromthesmartbuildings’energymanagementsystems(BEMSs)intotheoperationofthelowvoltagegrid.Asuitableframeworkforthosemodularapplicationsincludesfeaturestoinitiatetheirinstallation,update,removal,theremoteoperatorsite,andnotrequiringstaffon-siteforsuchtypicalreappearingmaintenancetasks.
简介:Microgridsarelocalpowersystemsthatmayormaynotbeconnectedtothedistributionsystemandaretypicallycontrolledbythelocaloperator.Interestinmicrogridsisrisinganditislikelythatthenumberofmicrogridsconnectedtodistributionnetworkswillincrease.Currently,thereisnoconsensusonhowmicrogridswillinteractwiththedistributionsystem―theyhavethepotentialtothreatenstability,ortoassist.Howevermicrogrids,withtheiremphasisonsophisticatedcontrolinordertomanagetheirparticularchallenges,addressmanyoftheproblemsthatwillberequiredtoovercomeinrealizingthesmartgrid.Thispaperexaminessomeoftheissuesinvolvedinconnectingmicrogridstothedistributionnetworks,andillustrateshowmicrogridshaveakeyroletoplayinthedevelopmentofthesmartgrid.
简介:Smartcontractsareagreementswhoseexecutionisautomatedbycomputercodesthattranslatelegalproseintoanexecutableprogram.Theyaredesignedtoensuretheperformanceofagreementsautomatically,withouthumaninvolvement.Smartcontractshavereceivedtremendousattentionlatelyasitcouldbringabouttheenormousimpacttomanyindustriesthatwillrevolutionizebusinessandredefineeconomics;smartcontractsalsohavecreatedthefearthattheywouldoverturnthelegalindustryanddisplacemillionsoflegaljobs.Therefore,itiscriticaltofirstidentifytheroleofsmartcontractsinthecurrentlegalsystemandexploremechanismsforsmartcontractstobetterservethelegalresearch,legalpractice,andlegalprofessionals,nottodisplacethelegalindustrythoroughly.Inthisarticle,theauthorproposesthatsmartcontractsassumeaninstrumentalroleaimedatservingthecurrentcontractlawsystem,insteadoftryingtobecomeanalternativetothatsystem.Embeddingsmartcontractswithinthecurrentcontractlawsystem,whichtheyfunctionasatool,representsasituationwithconsiderablemorepotentialforsuccess.Thesuccesswouldderivefromsmartcontracts’valueofincreasedefficiency.Withsuchvalue,theauthorfurtherproposesthreeguidelinesforenhancedinstrumentalfunctionalitywithintheexistingcontractlawsystemfromthreeperspectives,includingspecificationofareasofapplication,technologicalimprovement,andlegalsupport.
简介:Recentresultsonthedevelopmentofanavigationsystemforasmartwheelchairarepresentedinthispaper.Inordertoreducethedevelopmentcost,amodularsolutionisdesignedbyusingcommercialandlowcostdevices.Thefunctionalitiesofthetrackingcontrolsystemaredescribed.Experimentalresultsoftheproposedassistivesystemarealsopresentedanddiscussed.
简介:Astheworldeconomydevelopsrapidlyandurbanizationisundergoingdeepgrowth,thecitydiseasescausedbytheclustereffectofthecitiesarebecomingincreasinglyclear.HowtotreatthecitydiseasethroughnewtechnologieslikeIOT(internetofthings),cloudcomputingand4GandbuildsmartcitywithChinesecharacteristicsthroughtheexplorationofuniquecitydevelopmentmodelwillbekeyconcernedissuesforthepublic.
简介:AnexclusiveinterviewwiththeauthorwaspublishedinIssue2,2010ofthisjournal,inwhichthestartingpointandmacro-strategytoconstructsmartgridinChinawaspresented.Meanwhile,thethreeperiodsofsmartgridconstructionwerealsomentioned,namelyplanningandpilotprojectconstructionperiod,overallconstructionperiod,andimprovingandupgradingperiodasitisplannedbySGCC.Attheinvitationofthisjournal,theauthorwroteanarticlefurtherintroducingtheimplementationinthefirstperiodofSGCCsmartgridprogram.Thearticlewillbepublishedintwoconsecutiveissues.