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RAIBA — reconfigurable and regulatable battery array system RAIBA, developed by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), is a world-leading technology using AI to control electric discharge load of battery modules and integrate the storage system of new and old modules. This allows different battery modules to complement each other in the most efficient way, reduce energy waste, and extend system cycle life. For example, a set of heterogeneous 25-battery module, with a capacity ranging from 20 to 30 Ah, can supply energy for an average small family for one day. RAIBA can reduce system-level decay by 64% and extend system cycle life by 223%. Furthermore, it can increase battery system stability and reduce the cost by 45%. Currently, the technology is adopted by Chroma ATE, Fortune Electric, and businesses that transform gas stations into recharging stations. The objective is to facilitate the sustainable development of energy storage infrastructure and electric vehicles and create new business opportunities for renewable energy.
Grid Agents — IoT multiparameter sensor for cyber-physical security of the electric grid Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed Grid Agents to conform to the principles of the Internet of Things (IoT), by which discrete devices and appliances are equipped with sensors and other hardware that enable them to interact with each other over the internet. IoT sensors have been used to measure and communicate data for parameters such as temperature, irradiance, chemicals, radiofrequency signals, and physical intrusion. The Grid Agents can be equipped with devices to measure and transmit data for electrical parameters such as current, voltage, and phase angle as well as other specific parameters associated with electric grid elements, devices, and systems. The stationary and mobile devices act as “hardware/software” (HW/SW) agents (i.e., cyber-physical devices that perceive and react to their environment in a timely manner). In this context, they communicate with utility operators and between devices to provide real-time surveillance of the grid.
Unified Communications X: a lightweight exascale-ready communications framework High-performance computing (HPC) hardware and software is designed by institutions thousands of miles apart by researchers often unknown to each other. The massive undertaking of maximizing performance and compatibility between hardware and software tends to fall to individual HPC developers who have neither the time nor specialized skill to optimize every facet of a system. As machines march towards exascale computing power, every component needs the ability to seamlessly interface without compromising performance. To solve this problem, researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory and several other companies and institutions have collaborated to create Unified Communication X (UCX), an HPC framework that is now deployed on a range of machines. UCX allows developers to bind together libraries, network architectures, programming models, and custom software and hardware interfaces into one package, channeling the diversity of the world’s HPC applications into one user-friendly research tool. UCX is essential for exascale computing and future generations of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Internet of Things applications.
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