智能電網的智能家電設計

　　智能電網有望改變游戲規則，但新游戲的規則仍在編寫中。迅速發展的智能電網基礎設施有望降低成本，使各種創新的消費、工業和嵌入式設備成為可能。

　　智能電網有望成為整個電子產業的游戲變革者，包括各種類型的消費、工業和嵌入式設備。創新是由價值驅動的，要么是因為新產品降低了現有技術的成本，要么是因為它提供了用戶愿意支付的新功能和新功能。盡管消費者是否愿意為新功能付費，但并不總是可預測的，降低運營成本的前景總是吸引人的。

　　考慮照明自動化行業。控制一個房間里的每一盞燈都有可能超過十年。高端系統提供的功能是每個消費者都喜歡的，只是價格不足以支付得起或愿意支付。X10技術提供照明自動化的一種有效方法，但它的可靠性令消費者興奮。因此，家用照明自動化市場經歷了有限的增長。

　　With the development of Smart Grid technology， the focus is first and foremost on enabling significant cost savings by intelligently monitoring and managing power consumption. For a few dollars more， appliances will be able to accurately measure power consumption and turn themselves on and off based on power availability and time based pricing tiers. As the Smart Grid is deployed， however， it will also bring with it an infrastructure that will readily support a wide range of automation capabilities.

　　The best candidates for intelligent power management are those appliances which consume a lot of power and are fairly discretionary as to when they are used. The primary consumer of power within the home and business is typically the HVAC （Heating Ventilation A/C） system， followed by appliances with motors and power supplies such as washers and dryers. Items like refrigerators and stoves may consume power but are not discretionary in their use， so the need for them to be smart is much less pertinent.