What other areas of our infrastructure could benefit from ‘smart’ technologies? Describe one example not listed in the case. One example that could benefit from smart technologies similar to the proposed electric grids is monitoring water usage in homes and businesses. Smart technologies could allow water utilities and consumers to • Monitor water flows much like electric usage • Turn off lawn sprinklers during the heat of the day or based on predetermined schedules • Use monitors in lawns
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only sparking. There were red‚ blue‚ and green wires hanging down. “YOU BETTER START TALKING!” screamed John whose finger was still on the trigger. Jacob tried to speak‚ but he couldn’t. He didn’t know what was going on. He was in just as much shock as John. “Wait…. don’t…. shoot!” screamed Jacob‚ who was finally able to speak three words out of his mouth. “Explain yourself! Why are there robot parts in your hand?” questioned
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You should change your behavior depending on what situation you are in. This could be for many reasons but I will only give you two today. The reasons why you should change behavior in situations are you will not have friends to mess with‚ if your are in school then some teachers will think that your behavior is inappropriate‚ and you won’t be able to speak in public. First of all‚ you should change your behavior depending on what situation you are in because you will not have any friends to mess
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“Millions of people saw an apple fall‚ but Newton was the one who asked why”‚ said Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870 – 1965) an advisor to more than 40 Presidents. And that is why I chose the major Engineering‚ because I just want to know why. Why do planes fly? Why does the Sun shine? I believe that Engineering is the answer to all of the scientific questions asked. The definition of Engineer is a person that is an expert in technology. They design machines‚ computer programs‚ buildings‚ and chemical
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SMART GRID Abstract--The Smart Grid is the integration of Electrical & Digital Technologies‚ Information and communication which facilitates integration of business processes and systems to yield real measurable value across the power delivery chain. It is an intelligent future electricity system that connects all supply‚ grid and demand elements through a communication system. Smart grid delivers electricity to consumers using two-way digital technology that enable the efficient management of
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Topic: Why you chose your major One of toughest decisions many people‚ and colllege students in particular face are choosing a major and a career. Hopefully when a person chooses their major is they know what they want to do for a life time. Some people do other things from what they studied. It’s been said that it’s always good to be able to do more than onething‚ career basis. I truly believe that. When you are little everything seems like magic. You light up your lamp by some unknown energy
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and the homes receiving the electricity with the communication coming from the electric company to the homes. The current electricity infrastructure in the United States is more than 100 years old and because of this fact‚ it is outdated resulting in a great lack of efficiency. There is no way for the electricity company to obtain information from the individual homes pertaining to actual usage. Smart grids allows for two way communications between the electricity company and the homes allowing
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ABSTRACT This document provides information for a report to congress on Smart Grid security as required by Section 1309 of Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The security of any future Smart Grid is dependent on successfully addressing the cyber security issues associated with the nation’s current power grid. Smart Grid will utilize numerous legacy systems and technologies that are currently installed.Therefore‚ known vulnerabilities in these legacy systems must
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Topic: Is there anything you would like to change about your life? Why? “An action causes a reaction”‚ states the famous Newton’s third law of motion. This is in fact‚ very true‚ not only just in Science‚ but in our everyday life as well. Therefore‚ there are consequences for every action that we have ever taken. The big question here‚ though‚ is just—do I regret some of the things I have done and the decisions that I have made when I realised the consequences? I do‚ for like any other human being
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In Singapore‚ words like “gay” are being used negatively. Gay marriage and sex between two males are illegal. It is clear that we are not accepting‚ and maybe not even tolerant of homosexuals. With some 6-8% of Singaporeans identifying as homosexual‚ it is in my opinion that greater efforts should be made to ensure greater equality for the Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgender community in Singapore. If someone were to say that Blacks are unnatural based on their perception that Adam and Eve are
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