Communications and control for electric power systems: The 1992 progress report. [AbNET communications system for power systems]
In this report, progress in developing the ABNET communication system is described. ABNET is a set of protocols designed to facilitate highly reliable communications in the power system, developed at JPL with DOE funding over the last few years. Rather than attempt to accomplish technology transfer by publishing the details of AbNET, it was decided to try to interest a company in the private sector in obtaining a license to develop the system commercially. This effort was successful, and late in 1992 Licom, a company in Herndon, VA, obtained a license to develop products based on the ABNET protocols. The technical details of the communication system as it was originally conceived can be found in earlier reports. This report deals with the work of licensing the system, and of developing it beyond the original concept. A demonstration of the technology is planned to take place in Columbus, OH at the facilities of American Electric Power, a major investor-owned utility. Plans for this demonstration are also described.
- Research Organization:
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab. (JPL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI05-79ET29372
- OSTI ID:
- 6285530
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/29372-T2; JPL-PUB-D-10520; ON: DE93018318
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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