The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and especially the Power and Energy Society (PES), is taking an aggressive and multi-faceted role in advancing what the industry now refers to as the Smart Grid. In May of 2009, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) announced the approval of project 2030 to develop a "Guide for Smart Grid Interoperability of Energy Technology and Information Technology Operation with the Electric Power System (EPS) and End-Use Applications and Loads". More
Synchronization plays an important role for many power system applications. Some applications require relative synchronization (synchronization of merging units), others need traceability to UTC either locally or over a wide area (event recorders, synchrophasors). Synchronization of samples and various measurements is critical for protection applications, which demand high security and dependability. More