Progress Report

What we've done

• Smart Grid Control Centre

  • Re-tooled Internet Engineering Lab
  • Integrated donated tools
  • Energy Management System
  • Consumer Portal

• Validation of Smart Metering

  • ZigBee with Smart Energy Profile
  • ISM RF 915/220 MHz, 433 MHz
  • PLC narrow-band & broadband

• Smart Metering Network Design - ZigBee Network

  • North Campus - Metering industrial loads at BCIT welding and machine shops 
  • South Campus - Metering high density residential loads at BCIT student residence houses 

Where we're going

• BCIT Residence project

  • Students as power smart consumers
  • Competitions and incentives

• Load Control

  • Extending EMS Consumer Portal to support load control through web access, ability to create load profiles, scheduling load profiles