Project 3.2 Grid Integration Requirements, Standards, Codes and Regulations Tho Le-Ngoc, McGill University Students: Dung Ho, Christopher Leung, Yue Gao

Research objectives: Assess the different information types and QoS requirements in Intelligent Microgrids. Develop a robust and reconfigurable information infrastructure based upon existing and emerging wireline and wireless communication technologies that will efficiently support the integration of Intelligent Microgrids. Account for physical, MAC and network layer performance.

Preliminary studies to characterize different information types in Intelligent Microgrids to establish their QoS parameters and to classify their dynamic QoS requirements Investigation of issues of grid integration requirements, and emerging communications systems in supporting Intelligent Microgrids 2013 Development of robust transmission techniques suitable for information exchange in Intelligent Microgrids Development of cooperative and reconfigurable transmission and intelligent information processing schemes over heterogeneous wireless/wireline communications networks for integration of Microgrids 2015 Development and evaluation of interworking and integration strategies for efficient transmission and information processing techniques and re- configurable, service-oriented networking architectures suitable for a robust information infrastructure to support the integration of Intelligent Microgrids and based on available and emerging communications technologies

Relevance: contributes to the development of the communications infrastructure to efficiently support the integration of Smart MicroGrids helps to advance the design and deployment of Smart MicroGrids

Theme 3: Communications 3.2 Grid Integration Requirements, Standards, Codes and Regulations 3.1 Universal Communication Infrastructure 3.3 Distribution Automation: Sensors and Condition Monitoring 3.4 Integrated Data Management and Portals 1.2 Distributed Control, Hybrid Control and Power Management of Microgrids 2.3 Demand Response: Energy Management and Metering 1.3 Status Monitoring, Disturbance Detection, Diagnostics and Protection

collaboration: Close collaboration with other researchers in Theme 3 Discussions with researchers – in Theme 1 (to learn more about operation and control, especially on 1.2 Distributed Control, Hybrid Control and Power Management of Microgrids, and Status Monitoring, Disturbance Detection, Diagnostics and Protection) – in Theme 2 (to learn more about planning and regulations, especially on 2.3 Demand Response: Energy Management and Metering)