Comments on: FM broadcasters try to tune into smart grid appliances, energy management apps

By: Canada to Test Smart Grid over FM « SmartGrid Current

Canada to Test Smart Grid over FM « SmartGrid Current — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:26:45 +0000

[...] http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2010/01/10/fm-broadcasters-try-to-tune-into-smart-grid-appliances-energy-ma... [...]

By: Daily Sprout

Daily Sprout — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:24:18 +0000

[...] The Next Smart Grid Connection: Radio?: CleanBreak’s Tyler Hamilton looks at Toronto-based startup e-Radio, which uses FM radio waves for utility smart grid services. Hamilton reports that the company announced a deal with Canada’s national radio broadcaster, CBC Radio/Radio-Canada, “which would allow the use of its cross-country frequencies for smart grid control applications.” — CleanBreak. [...]

By: Remi

Remi — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:42:37 +0000

Is it that critical that they get a signal back that the dishwasher (etc.) gets turned off? In general they will only be controlling a subset of the load, so as some appliances get turned off others might get turned on. The signal they need to get back is a drop in electrical demand, which should be a as quickly transmitted and quicker to interpret and react to than hundreds of thousands of microload responses.
I could see the utility wanting two-way communication with the larger loads (industrial processes), which could have a different technology. Two-way communication for home appliances would likely not be required for utility power management, but would likely be used for gimmicks such as automatically restocking fridge for some items, or automatic maintenance calls.

By: Clean Break » Blog Archive » FM broadcasters try to tune into … | Go Low Energy

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:00:39 +0000

[...] link: Clean Break » Blog Archive » FM broadcasters try to tune into … Share and [...]