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Resources for understanding Transformer Architectures
The current generative AI boom is built on the foundations of the Transformer architecture used to create the large language models (LLM). The technical details of the Transformer architecture was described in the Google paper that first introduced it: “Attention … Continue reading
Big Data and Graphical Representation
Big Data is expected to play an important role in the Smart Grid. As we have more devices monitoring and collecting information regarding our energy consumption behavior, the amount of data will increase. This data can provide lots of insights. Wh… Continue reading
A Recap
It’s been almost 9 months since I started writing this blog. Although I have written only 25 articles so far (some of them not long enough to call ‘articles’), I think the blog has gone off in too many directions. I initially wanted to focus only … Continue reading
Information & Meaning
“The central dogma says, “Meaning is irrelevant.”, Freeman Dyson on Shannon’s Information Theory “Information is cheap, but meaning is expensive.”, George Dyson Of course, the context of both these quotes is completely different. I happened to com… Continue reading
The Producing-Consumer Paradox
In a previous post, I had briefly touched upon the idea of living in a world where the amount of content produced, both print and media, far exceeds what one can consume in a lifetime. I had come across NPR’s blog on that issue and the concept fit… Continue reading
Understanding Demand Response
One of the important motivating factors for building the Smart Grid is improving Demand Response. This is also related to the goal of reducing peak demand. But why is it important to reduce peak demand? And what does it mean to have ‘Demand Respon… Continue reading
Dominion’s Smart Pricing Plan
Last week I signed up for Dominion’s smart pricing plan. I haven’t heard about when they will install a smart meter at my house, but I am looking forward to trying this out. Dominion is implementing a Time of Use (ToU) pricing plan in an attempt t… Continue reading
Are Smart Meters hazardous to your health?
Many of the latest smart meters have built in 4G LTE technology. This technology allows the smart meters to send the consumption data to the utility’s central database. From the utility’s perspective, this saves cost by eliminating the need to man… Continue reading
Global Vision for the Smart Grid: Will the Grid be the same everywhere?
Here in the US, the NIST SGIP has been coordinating the various Smart Grid stakeholders to help develop standards for an interoperable Smart Grid. Similar efforts have started in other countries. Last month, the Korean Smart Grid Task Force offici… Continue reading
Consumer Electronics versus Utilities
Most of the work that will go into transforming the current Electric Grid in to the Smart Grid will remain hidden from the average consumer. Even today people pay attention to their utility provider only when there is a service disruption or when … Continue reading
Pulper Tank 