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Energy Portal - OverviewStandards for the Smart Grid, energy efficient lighting, photovoltaics, net-zero-energy buildings, software for "smart" building, these a few of the many NIST research areas related to energy use and conservation. The Institute develops the testing, measurements, and reference materials needed to ensure the quality of energy-related products and services and ensure fairness in the marketplace. Programs and Projects
5G Millimeter Wave Channel Model Alliance
The Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is focused on advancing the … more
Building Integration with Smart Grid
New measurement science and industry standards are needed to enable building systems and consumers to interact with a future "smart grid," which … more
Metrology and Synthesis of 3D Nanostructures
We synthesize semiconductor nanostructures to serve both as test structures for measurement techniques and as building blocks for novel metrology … more
Wide-area Monitoring and Control of Smart Grid
Without ubiquitous, accurate, and reliable real-time sensors, the electric grid will not have the resiliency, reliability, and capacity to manage … more
Smart Grid Interoperability Testbed Facility
NIST is charged by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) with facilitation of interoperability standards to enable successful … more
Smart Grid Communication Networks
While there is a clear need for communication networks supporting reliable information transfer between the various entities in the electric grid, … more Instruments
Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy
Vibrationally-Resonant Sum Frequency Spectroscopy (VR-SFS): A nonlinear vibrational spectroscopy in which two colors of light, one in the visible … more
Mobile Solar Tracker Facility
NIST's mobile solar tracking facility is used to characterize the electrical performance of photovoltaic panels. It incorporates meteorological … more
Building Integrated Photovoltaic Testbed
The long term performance of building integrated photovoltaic panels is measured "in-situ"using the Building Integrated Photovoltaic Testbed, … more
Micro-Combined Heat and Power Device Test Facility
NIST has developed a test facility for micro-combined heat and power (micro-CHP) devices to measure their performance over a range of different … more
The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility
The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) is a unique laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in … more Software
Software: EVAP-COND
EVAP-COND is a software package that contains NIST's simulation models for a finned-tube evaporator and condenser. The “tube-by-tube” modeling … more
Sustainable Manufacturing Indicator Repository (SMIR)
The Sustainable Manufacturing Indicator Repository (SMIR) aims to provide a centralized access to sustainability indicators to help companies … more
Exercise Control System
The Systems Integration Division's (SID) Manufacturing & Modeling Simulation Group (MSG) worked with San Francisco Communications to support … more
Expect
* Download Expect source from SourceForge * Download Expect binaries from ActiveState * Expect Homepage Expect is a tool for automating … more
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Tool for Chem/Bio Protection of Buildings
The life-cycle cost analysis tool helps users make consistent comparisons of Chem/Bio protection strategies based on established economic … more
Timebase Correction Software
The Timebase Correction (TBC) software package , used with high-speed sampling oscilloscopes, can correct both random and systematic timebase … more |
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