Industrial Internet Consortium Announces Microgrid Testbed
At a meeting yesterday to mark its one-year anniversary, the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a member organization working to accelerate the deployment of industrial Internet of Things technologies, announced its second testbed program, and its first with a focus on the energy sector—specifically, for the design and operation of data systems to enable microgrids. The goal of the Communication and Control Testbed is to introduce the flexibility of real-time analytics and control, in order to provide a framework for quickly responding to demands for electricity, and for ensuring that the microgrid can make the most efficient use of its various power sources.