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27 April2011 - The IEEE Standards
Association (IEEE-SA) and SAE International today announced that the two
organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a
strategic partnership in vehicular technology related to the Smart Grid. In
doing so, IEEE-SA and SAE International are striving to create a more efficient
and collaborative standards-development environment for the industry
participants that they serve.
"Our stakeholders have keen
interest in the Smart Grid because it's the infrastructure needed to recharge
hybrid and electric vehicles," said Jack Pokrzywa, director of global
ground vehicle standards with SAE International. "IEEE-SA is a natural
partner for us in this area because of its international leadership position in
Smart Grid standards development. Coser collaboration between SAE International
and IEEE-SA will benefit industry by accellerating more meaningful standards
that drive greater improvements in market access, cost reductions and
technological innovation."
Both SAE International and IEEE-SA
already have made significant contributions in standards in areas such as
plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), vehicle-to-grid (V2G) comcmunications and
power and the Smart Grid. SAE International Ground Vehicle Standards Technical
Committees are leading the vehicle transportation industry in the development
of standards to provide safer processes and practices for effective
implementation of hybrid/electric vehicles. A total of 24 SAE International
Ground Vehicle electrification committees with over 780 members have developed
46 standards and are currently working on over 30 new standards in process.
IEEE, the world's largest
professional association advancing technology for humanity, has more than 100
standards and standards in development relevant to the Smart Grid, including
more than 20 named in the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards. Under
terms of the MOU signed by IEEE-SA and SAE International in February 2011, each
organization will share its draft standards related to the Smart Grid and
vehicle electrification for input from the other.
"We are very excited about the
potential of this strategic partnership with SAE International in vehicular
technology related to the Smart Grid," said Judith Gorman, Managing
Director, IEEE Standards Association. "By establishing an environment for
closer collaboration with this globally recognized thought leader in the
mobility industry, both IEEE-SA and SAE International will be able to more
quickly roll out better standards. And that translates into faster realization
of the revolution that the Smart Grid promises in terms of production, delivery
and use of electricity for industry and consumers alike worldwide."
source:
http://standards.ieee.org/news/2011/sae.html
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