TADA Training is proud to announce the first of our new SMART GRID classes - learn what you need to know to develop products for the #1 growth area in embedded systems!

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Join us for two one-day workshops on the hottest new area - SMART GRID - and two of the growth areas that are needed to develop products in this new area. Partnering with the IEEE Oregon Section and ITT Technical Institute in Portland, we offer the following:

Thursday, September 9, 2010: "ZigBee Wireless and Smart Grid" (still being held!!)

Friday, September 10, 2010: "Metering Design for Embedded Systems" - CANCELLED

These workshops are targeted for the embedded systems engineer (hardware and/or software) and managers.

Level: Intermediate / Advanced

Prerequisites: knowledge of embedded systems concepts and development, including rudimentary C language coding.

Class cost: as low as $249 per student (IEEE Members)

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Topics to be covered include:

ZigBee and the Smart Grid

  • Intro: The Smart Home and the Smart Grid
  • Smart Grid control and sense concepts in the home and small business
  • Intro to ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4
    • Review of ISO OSI model
    • Network model(s) for 802.15.4
    • ZigBee Alliance and ZigBee profiles
    • Mesh networking
    • ZigBee smart home profile
  • Antenna / power considerations
  • Demo: ZigBee home network with setup
  • Smart Grid interface considerations
  • Safety First - design considerations
  • Summary & Q&A

Metering Basics

  • The smart grid and the need for spot metering
  • Power 101 Review:
    • Single and multi phase
    • Power factor
    • RMS
  • High voltage measurements with microcontrollers
  • Current measurements
  • Phase measurements
  • Power factor and harmonics calculations
  • Demos:
    • HV measurements
    • Current transformer interface
    • Power factor (single phase)
  • Safety First - design considerations
  • Summary & Q&A

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About the presenter:
Charles Lord, P.E., is a consulting engineer with over 30 years of experience in the embedded systems, RF, military, and medical device / pharmaceutical fields. He is a frequent speaker for IEEE and quality / regulatory meetings and conferences. His company, Triangle Advanced Design and Automation, is based in Cary, NC.

 ZigBee is a registered trademark of the ZigBee Alliance.  See http://www.zigbee.org/ for more information.