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Fluke Awarded Grant To Develop Smart Grid Calibration Technology | in News Departments > FYI | by Renew Grid on Friday 05 February 2010   |
Fluke Corp., a company specializing in electronic test and measurement technology and electrical calibration, has received $1.4 million in federal stimulus funding to support the development of new calibration technology.
The company says this technology will be "a catalyst for creating a standard with which electricity flowing into the smart grid will be evaluated." The standard will streamline and make consistent the measurement of electricity from all sources, including renewables.
The technology will specifically be used to calibrate phasor measurement units (PMUs), which measure the health of the electrical power grid by evaluating power that is flowing into the network from diverse sources. Grid distribution centers use this information to determine where and when to send power across transmission lines, leading to more efficient use of energy and lessening the risk of power interruptions and outages, Fluke says.
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