AMI and distribution automation research is a key part of a wide variety of research and information products offered by UTC to ensure all members have the insights and understanding necessary to successfully address the new issues surrounding the key applications. Recent research of interest to the smart networks community includes:

Advanced Metering Infrastructure - "Smart" Metering Meets the Smart Grid [1]

Smart Grid Applications - A Guide To Automation Applications and Vendors [2]

Next Steps to the Next-Generation Utility [3]

For more information, please visit the UTC Research Book Store [4].

Look to UTC’s Smart Networks Council to work closely with UTC Research to help define future studies that will accelerate understanding of best practices and the best ways move these needed applications forward.