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Knowledge Exchange for Communication Technology, Applications and Policies
Next Meeting - Tuesday July 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- Topic: Utility Communications for the Modern Grid
- Speaker: Jerry Ramie, ARC Technical Resources, Inc.
- Location:
California Public Utitlies Commission Building -

505 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister St.)
San Francisco, CA 94102
- RSVP Required: Tim Ryan, San Francisco Communications Society Chapter Chair
- Overview:
The existing power grid is aging, overloaded, unstable and incapable of meeting the power quality needs of an Information Economy.
This fast moving overview of the modern grid, and renewable energy's place in it, details the problems of the existing grid
and the features of a modern grid architecture that can address these shortcomings. The various "roadmaps" proposed to achieve this
vision are presented. An emphasis will be placed on describing the installation and maintenance of the communications overlay required
for a modern grid infrastrcuture and the associated security of the grids IP-based communications systems.
Also described will be the Federal Government's recently proposed economic stimulus package which contains about $60 Billion for smart
grid and green power investments in the next two years. With this much consensus for moving forward, the various choices in
media to support the Advanced Metering Initiative are discussed, along with their relative strengths and weaknesses.
- Speaker Biography:
Jerry Ramie, ARC Technical Resources, Inc., Jerry is a 26 year veteran of the EMC, communications and power industries and
has authored six books on substation EMC for the Electric Power Research Institute. (EPRI)
He has published articles on grid modernization and sits on the EMC Committee of the American Radio Relay League, ARRL
on the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley EMC Society, is a voting member of the IEEEP 1775 committee on
EMC in BPL installations, a member of the IEEE Standards Association, an iNARTE certified EMC technician, Secretary of the ANSI
Accredited Standards Committee C63R on EMC and a Senior Member of the IEEE.
- Directions:
The Public Utilities Commission is on the corner of Van Ness and McAllister diagonally
across from City Hall. There is a parking lot on Franklin between McAllister and Golden Gate.
There are underground lots at the Opera Plaza on Golden Gate between Franklin and Van Ness
and at Civic Center Plaza on McAllister between Polk and Larkin. Parking under the CPUC is not open
to the public. Any Muni bus running on Van Ness will stop on the corner. Coming from the East by BART
or Muni Metro, it is best to transfer to a westbound No. 5 Bus at the Powell St. Station. Alternatively, it
is a 5 to 10 minute walk from Civic Center Station and about the same from Van Ness Station. Coming
from the West by Metro or bus, transfer to a bus going North on Van Ness. Go up the steps at the corner
of Van Ness and McAllister. Someone will be waiting at the top behind the gate to let you in.
Archived Presentations From Past Meetings
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Mid-Pacific ICT (MPICT) Center Launches in San Francisco
James B. Jones, MPICT Center Executive Director
November 18, 2008
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Analog to LTE: The Evolution of the Mobile Phone
Kristopher Faraone, AT&T Wireless
September 23, 2008
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