2012 SunSpec Alliance Members Meeting

John Nunneley, Executive Director

SunSpec Alliance Mission

Accelerate the growth of the renewable energy industry

by standardizing data interfaces of energy system components

and by promoting the adoption of SunSpec Alliance recommendations

and the SunSpec brand

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Agenda Review – Day 1

Noon: Working Lunch (provided)   12:15–12:45 PM: Integrating Solar PV and Storage in Smart Grids,

Brad Roberts, Electricity Storage Association (ESA)  1-1:30 PM: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Plant Extract,

Brett Francis, Power-One 1:30-2 PM: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Logger,

Lynn Linse, Digi International  2:15-3:15 PM: Member Updates

LoggerWare – Bob Fox Outback Power - Tim Shirley Solectria Renewables - Scott Bowden TEAL Electronics - Rogan Guild

 3:30-5 PM: Smart Energy Profile 2.0 Update and Lessons Learned in High Penetration Grids Thomas Herbst, Silver Spring Networks  

5 PM: Adjourn    7:15 PM: SunSpec Member's Appreciation Dinner  

RIO VooDoo SteakHouse

Agenda Review – Day 2

9-9:30 AM: SunSpec Member's Breakfast and Opening Remarks 9:30-10:00 AM: Sustaining Sustainability: Monitoring and Verification as

the Basis for Sustained Municipal Investment in Renewable Energy, Joseph LaRusso Esq., City of Boston 

10:15-11:00 AM: Driving Best Practices & Standards in Solar PV: SunSpec Whitepaper Presentation and Intro to Solar 3.0, Tom Tansy

11-11:30 AM: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Module, Yaron Binder Solar Edge

11:30-Noon: Specification Workgroup Updates SunSpec Inverter Control - Bill Randle, AE Solar Energy SunSpec Logger Configuration - Lynn Linse, Digi International 

Noon: Lunch 12:00-12:30 PM: Renewables and Storage Integration Deep Dive,

Dr. Allen Hefner, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

12:30-1:00 PM: Anti-Islanding Standards, Brian Seal, Electric Power Research Institute  

1:15-3 PM: Member Updates Siemens – Laura Berland-Shane Danfoss - Mark Haug, Director, Strategic Marketing Obvius - Kyle Alexander AE Solar Energy – Brent Cheldelin Solar-Frontier - Ravi Menon

Agenda Review – Day 2 (cont)

3:15 – 5 : Technical Breakout SessionString Combiner – Aaron ParkerCommon Model – Bill RandleCharge Controller – Tim ShirleyMPPT – John BlairPlant Extract – Brett Francis5pm : Wrap-up / Adjourn

New Branding and Website

Membership Update

Strong growth in Membership in 2011

51 Members!Consistent RenewalsBroadening AppealIndustry RecognitionSolar Power International Outreach

New Members Welcome

Plant Equipment

Internet

Firewall Firewall

Secure Web Service

Remote Monitoring, Admin and Control

Cloud

ApplicationPlatform

Reporting /Applications /

Analytic Engines

LocalSCADA/Admin

Storage

Trackers

Inverter

Meter

Panel

Enviro

String Combiner

DataLogger

MODBUSRTU/TCPOverRS-485,Ethernet.Zigbee, orWIFI.

Plant Data Import / Export

SunSpec Monitoring Architecture

Plant Equipment

Internet

Firewall Firewall

Secure Web Service

Remote Monitoring, Admin and Control

Cloud

ApplicationPlatform

Reporting /Applications /

Analytic Engines

LocalSCADA/Admin

Storage

Trackers

Inverter

Meter

Panel

Enviro

String Combiner

DataLogger

MODBUSRTU/TCPOverRS-485,Ethernet.Zigbee, orWIFI.

New Initiative – Plant Data

Plant Data Import / Export

Standards Liaison Activity

Board Member, Renewable Energy Stakeholder for the National Institute of Standards, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (NIST/SGIP) National Smart Grid standards

Chairing weekly Zigbee Alliance DER Workgroup Smart Energy Profile for Distributed Energy Resources

Chairing ASHRAE SPC201p Generator Workgroup Facility Smart Grid Information Model

Electricity Storage Association partnershipSolarTech partnership

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Spring PlugFest Announcement

Back by Popular DemandCertification TestingInteroperability TestingLocation: TUV, Pleasanton CADate (Tentative): April 17 & 18