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DESCRIPTION:IEEE Day Talk from the IEEE MTT-S Chapter of Thompson Okanagan 
 Section.\n\nThe transition to sustainable energy depends not only on bette
 r power electronics but also on robust communication frameworks that link 
 devices across the grid edge. From programmable solid-state circuit breake
 rs to electric-vehicle chargers and energy-harvesting IoT sensors\, these 
 devices must exchange data reliably and securely often over constrained li
 nks and with limited energy budgets.\n\nThis talk explores the practical c
 ommunications technologies that make these systems work in the field. I wi
 ll discuss the role of Modbus for legacy device integration\, the use of R
 EST-based APIs for interoperability with modern cloud services\, and how M
 QTT and Protobuf enable lightweight\, scalable communication for distribut
 ed energy resources. The talk also highlights the unique challenges of sup
 porting energy-harvesting devices\, which impose strict constraints on ban
 dwidth\, latency\, and power consumption.\n\nDrawing on more than a decade
  of hands-on experience architecting communication solutions for EV-to-gri
 d integration\, home-energy management\, and industrial IoT systems as wel
 l as ongoing PhD research in energy harvesting\, I will share lessons lear
 ned\, design trade-offs\, and opportunities for innovation. Attendees will
  gain the perspective on building communication architectures that are sec
 ure\, interoperable\, and ready for the next generation of connected energ
 y systems.\n\nSpeaker(s): Eshwar\n\nAgenda: \nTalk - 6 PM PT\n\nQ&amp;A - 6.45
  PM PT\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505238
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505238
ORGANIZER:vishal.balasubramanian@ubc.ca
SEQUENCE:21
SUMMARY:IEEE DAY MTT-S Talk: Communications at the Grid Edge: From Modbus t
 o MQTT – Enabling Connected Energy Systems
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505238
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE Day Talk from the IEEE MTT-S 
 Chapter of Thompson Okanagan Section.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; 
 style=&quot;color: black\; mso-themecolor: text1\;&quot;&gt;The transition to sustainab
 le energy depends not only on better power electronics but also on &lt;/span&gt;
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 -fareast-theme-font: major-fareast\; color: black\; mso-themecolor: text1\
 ;&quot;&gt;robust communication frameworks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: 
 black\; mso-themecolor: text1\;&quot;&gt; that link devices across the grid edge. 
 From programmable solid-state circuit breakers to electric-vehicle charger
 s and energy-harvesting IoT sensors\, these devices must exchange data rel
 iably and securely often over constrained links and with limited energy bu
 dgets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black\; mso-themeco
 lor: text1\;&quot;&gt;This talk explores the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;mso-
 fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-far
 east\; color: black\; mso-themecolor: text1\;&quot;&gt;practical communications te
 chnologies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black\; mso-themecolor: 
 text1\;&quot;&gt; that make these systems work in the field. I will discuss the ro
 le of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New
  Roman&#39;\; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast\; color: black\; mso-theme
 color: text1\;&quot;&gt;Modbus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black\; mso-
 themecolor: text1\;&quot;&gt; for legacy device integration\, the use of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;s
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 areast-theme-font: major-fareast\; color: black\; mso-themecolor: text1\;&quot;
 &gt;REST-based APIs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black\; mso-themec
 olor: text1\;&quot;&gt; for interoperability with modern cloud services\, and how 
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman
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  text1\;&quot;&gt;MQTT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black\; mso-themecol
 or: text1\;&quot;&gt; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;mso-fareast-font-family
 : &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast\; color: black
 \; mso-themecolor: text1\;&quot;&gt;Protobuf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color
 : black\; mso-themecolor: text1\;&quot;&gt; enable lightweight\, scalable communic
 ation for distributed energy resources. The talk also highlights the uniqu
 e challenges of supporting &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;mso-fareast-fo
 nt-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast\; col
 or: black\; mso-themecolor: text1\;&quot;&gt;energy-harvesting devices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span
  lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black\; mso-themecolor: text1\;&quot;&gt;\, which impo
 se strict constraints on bandwidth\, latency\, and power consumption.&lt;/spa
 n&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black\; mso-themecolor: text1\
 ;&quot;&gt;Drawing on more than a decade of hands-on experience architecting commu
 nication solutions for EV-to-grid integration\, home-energy management\, a
 nd industrial IoT systems&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;
 as well as ongoing PhD research in energy harvesting\, I will share lesson
 s learned\, design trade-offs\, and opportunities for innovation. Attendee
 s will gain the perspective on building communication architectures that a
 re secure\, interoperable\, and ready for the next generation of connected
  energy systems.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talk - 6 PM PT&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p&gt;Q&amp;amp\;A - 6.45 PM PT&lt;/p&gt;
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