IIC Journal of Innovation 5th Edition | Page 42

Outcomes, Insights, and Best Practices from IIC Testbeds: Microgrid Testbed future. The Microgrid Testbed scales the traditional technology down to the smallest of power systems, enabling an architecture of small, efficient microgrids connected into a larger, intelligent IIoT system. Their work together is speeding time-to-market for many of these technologies. Through their connections within the IIC ecosystem, the testbed team continues to discover new technologies which may provide valuable contributions to the testbed. The Microgrid Testbed’s influence is already recognized in the contributions to the IIRA, enhancing that document for others and benefiting from the collective wisdom of those who authored the IIRA, in a circular loop of knowledge and feedback. The Microgrid Testbed is fostering the important discussions around the many different standards and the complexities along the technology stack. The testbed participants’ connections with IEEE and Avnu Alliance have created a very valuable feedback loop on TSN applications in energy. The end users who have joined the testbed and those who will join in the future will find the true value of the testbed. - 40 - September 2017