Smart Grid Projects - DNV Kema

3Smart Grid Interop LabVerifying the Smart GridAs new vendors and products enter the Smart Grid market, interoperability issues presentsignificant challenges. In this environment, utilities and manufacturers require greatercertainty that their technologies will work together.ProjectKEMA has developed a solution — the Smart Grid Interop Lab. The lab, which is locatedbehind the Duke Energy Envision Center in Erlanger, KY, offers independent verification ofdevice interoperability and compliance validation of low-voltage automation devices, metersand consumer products.ObjectivesTesting procedures focus on four key areas of interoperability performance: reliability,optimization, regression testing to ensure compatibility with older components, and cyber security.