Power, made interoperable.
Vanguard standards for DC and hybrid AC/DC microgrids — for resilient, economical and sustainable power in buildings and communities.
Five vanguard standards, from occupied space to grid-of-grids.
Microgrid architecture, 24VDC occupied space, data/telecom, revenue-grade DC metering — and peer-to-peer interconnection in development.
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An open library of interoperable device models.
OEMs publish IDM data models of their products; designers and AI-enabled tools pull them straight into microgrid designs via RE+Source PRO.
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Why DC microgrids
About the market need →
Resiliency
Withstand and recover rapidly from disruptions — power that adapts.
Savings
Source, store, convert and use energy for the greatest TCO savings.
Sustainability
Efficient, cost-effective integration of sustainable energy resources.
One JSON schema for every device on the microgrid.
Sources, conversion, storage, distribution, protection and loads — described in one open, machine-readable model. Built by the IDM Standard Committee, reviewed in public on GitHub.
{
"idm_version": "1.2",
"device_class": "ev_charger",
"ports": [
{ "role": "input", "v_nom": 380, "unit": "VDC" }
],
"soa": { "i_max": 32, "unit": "A" },
"registry": "resource_pro"
}
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