<s>
IEEE	B-Device
2030	I-Device
was	O
a	O
project	O
of	O
the	O
standards	O
association	O
of	O
the	O
Institute	O
of	O
Electrical	O
and	O
Electronics	O
Engineers	O
(	O
IEEE	O
)	O
that	O
developed	O
a	O
"	O
Guide	O
for	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grid	I-Architecture
Interoperability	O
of	O
Energy	O
Technology	O
and	O
Information	O
Technology	O
Operation	O
with	O
the	O
Electric	O
Power	O
System	O
(	O
EPS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
End-Use	O
Applications	O
and	O
Loads	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
provided	O
guidelines	O
for	O
smart	B-Architecture
grid	I-Architecture
interoperability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
knowledge	O
base	O
addressing	O
terminology	O
,	O
characteristics	O
,	O
functional	O
performance	O
and	O
evaluation	O
criteria	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
application	O
of	O
engineering	O
principles	O
for	O
smart	B-Architecture
grid	I-Architecture
interoperability	O
of	O
the	O
electric	O
power	O
system	O
with	O
end-use	O
applications	O
and	O
loads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
exploits	O
of	O
insecure	O
AMI	O
"	O
smart	B-Device
meters	I-Device
"	O
which	O
contain	O
"	O
buggy	O
software	O
that	O
's	O
easily	O
hacked	O
,	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Mike	O
Davis	O
of	O
IOActive	O
,	O
who	O
demonstrated	O
how	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
thousands	O
at	O
once	O
at	O
the	O
Black	O
Hat	O
USA	O
2009	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
chair	O
,	O
Dick	O
DeBlasio	O
,	O
program	O
manager	O
at	O
the	O
National	O
Renewable	O
Energy	O
Lab	O
facility	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
Energy	O
and	O
IEEE	O
smart	B-Architecture
grid	I-Architecture
liaison	O
to	O
the	O
National	O
Institute	O
of	O
Standards	O
and	O
Technology	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
intends	O
to	O
bring	O
"	O
intelligence	O
and	O
standardization	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
energy	O
is	O
transmitted	O
,	O
distributed	O
,	O
managed	O
and	O
kept	O
secure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
it	O
strongly	O
addresses	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
reduce	O
energy	O
transmission	O
's	O
carbon	O
footprint	O
...	O
provide	O
urgently	O
needed	O
guidelines	O
for	O
smart	B-Architecture
grid	I-Architecture
interoperability	O
,	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
many	O
technologies	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
electric	O
power	O
system	O
and	O
merging	O
these	O
with	O
communication	O
,	O
monitoring	O
,	O
and	O
analysis	O
technologies	O
and	O
capabilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
purpose	O
of	O
IEEE	B-Device
2030	I-Device
is	O
to	O
"	O
permit	O
two	O
way	O
power	O
flow	O
with	O
communication	O
and	O
control	O
...	O
to	O
promote	O
a	O
more	O
reliable	O
and	O
flexible	O
electric	O
power	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
standardizing	O
the	O
tariffs	O
or	O
interfaces	O
for	O
non-power-control	O
applications	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
function	O
of	O
IEEE	B-Device
2030	I-Device
itself	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
influential	O
its	O
standards	O
may	O
eventually	O
prove	O
for	O
such	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
such	O
devices	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
migrate	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
efficient	O
DC	O
Power	B-Device
over	I-Device
Ethernet	I-Device
interfaces	O
over	O
the	O
period	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
project	O
intended	O
to	O
influence	O
AC	O
power	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
IEEE	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grid	I-Architecture
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
