Smart embedded systems that combine instrumentation, analytics and control are the heart of smart grid technologies. Learn the fundamentals of smart grid control systems with an inside perspective from developers of CompactRIO-based systems. Xtreme Power, a pioneer and leader in utility scale energy storage systems explains how they are use LabVIEW Real-Time, LabVIEW FPGA and NI SB-RIO to measure and control energy flow, storage and generation. A key element of their Dynamic Power Resource™ (DPR™) control architecture is the high speed, bidirectional FPGA-to-FPGA communication links between the SB-RIO systems based on fiber optic transceivers.
Presented Richard Jennings, Software Engineering Manager at Xtreme Power, Inc.
Speaker Bio:
Richard Jennings is presently the Software Engineering Manager at Xtreme Power, Inc..
Prior to working at Xtreme Power, Richard formed Jennings Embedded Services in 2005 to serve as a hardware and software resource for companies engaged in embedded software and hardware development in emerging embedded markets such as industrial control, wireless and embedded instrumentation. He is a 15-year veteran hardware and software engineer.
Prior to starting Jennings Embedded Services, Mr. Jennings worked as a system integrator at Sandia National Laboratories and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories in Livermore, California. Mr. Jennings holds an Associate Degree in Laser-ElectroOptics from Texas State Technical Institute in Waco, Texas, and is the co-author with Gary W. Johnson (LLNL) of “LabVIEW Graphical Programming”, McGraw-Hill, 2001. In 2003 Mr. Jennings was awarded National Instruments' prestigious Virtual Instrumentation Professional (VIP) award. Jennings Embedded Services is a National Instruments Certified Alliance partner and Mr. Jennings is a Certified LabVIEW Developer.
