Physical Sciences Inc. 20 New England Business Center Andover, MA 01810

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PhysicalSciences Inc.

PSI and

Smart Grid 

Presented byMickey B. Frish

Physical Sciences Inc.Andover, MA 01810

April 2009

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Physical Sciences Inc.

PSI is ….

A 35 year-old company of 180 talented scientists, engineers and administrative personnel

Headquartered in Andover, MA, with seven US satellite locations and three subsidiaries

A technologically diverse company with FY ’08 revenues of $40M

Employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Trust

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PSI Does …

Applied contract research for all major U.S. government agencies

Invent, develop, and apply leading edge technologies under contract (including significant SBIR funding) to both government and industry

Prototype product development, pre-manufacturing, and technology transition for industry and commercial applications

Limited production of special senors for: – improved processing efficiency

– remote sensing

– health and safety

– quality control and improvement

Field test design and execution

Data and information analysis

Technology and product licensing to strategic partners and spin-outs

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Industrial and Process Control Sensors

Optical sensors for industrial furnaces

– Continuous, real-time measurements– CE and ATEX certified

Measure and control:– oxygen – carbon dioxide – temperature – etc.

Installed in: – power generation facilities– steel, aluminum and glass furnaces

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Advanced Batteries

High power, 3D Lithium Ion batteries

Currently achieving

1000 mw/gm at 100 mW-hr/gm Goals are 8500 mW/gm at 170

mW-hr/gm Application to small, distributed

sensors Enables sensor communications

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Current 3D Battery Performance3D Performance Target

Maxwell PC5Ultracapacitor

Hydrogen FuelCell

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PSI Goal

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PSI and Smart Grid

What role has PSI played in Smart Grid?

NONE

What role can PSI play in Smart Grid?

– Independent test, demonstration, and evaluation coordination

– Data interpretation and analysis

– Development of algorithm capitalizing on networked sensors

– Advanced sensor development

– Energy conversion and storage expertise

– Energy education

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Adopting Smart Grid

Personal Perspective on Business Model:– Consumers and business must see payback for investment in new capabilities– If Smart Grid is intended to reduce power consumption while increasing reliability,

show users the savings

Education– laws of energy conservation and transformation

Example: Benefits of Energy-Efficient Lighting

Expected savings: ~ 10,000 kWh/month

What happened?– Less heat from efficient

lighting balanced by increased use of electric heaters?