QualityLogic Chosen for Test Tool Development by OpenADR Alliance

QualityLogic (News - Alert) Inc. recently announced that it has been chosen by OpenADR Alliance for the development of a conformance and interoperability test tool for OpenADR compliant products. , OpenADR Alliance is a nonprofit corporation that focuses on the development, adoption and compliance of a Smart Grid standard popularly called Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR).

With the selection to develop a test tool, QualityLogic becomes the independent test tool vendor for OpenADR 2.0 certified products.

In a release, Dave Jollota, QualityLogic president and CEO said, “Interoperability of new devices that will connect to a smarter grid is critical. QualityLogic is now developing interoperability and conformance test solutions that span the grid – energy wholesalers to retailers in the Pacific NW project, utilities to commercial and industrial customers with OpenADR, and utilities to small businesses and residential consumers with SEP 2.0. We are honored that the OpenADR Alliance selected QualityLogic as their certification test tool development partner, and we look forward to working with the Alliance and their members to develop a world-class compliance program for OpenADR.”

QualityLogic provides consumer electronics, telecom, and, smart grid technologies with interoperability and conformance test solutions. In 2009, the company was a testing partner for the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, one of the largest smart grid demonstration projects in the US.

In 2010, QualityLogic started working on developing a test system to simulate real-world devices for Smart Energy Profile 2.0. In addition to actively participating within several standards groups and industry alliances, the company is an active participant in the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Testing and Certification Committee and the OpenSG Conformity Work Group.

Barry Haaser, managing director, OpenADR Alliance said, "We are excited to be working with QualityLogic on the test tool project. QualityLogic brings a wealth of experience to the OpenADR Alliance given their history in Smart Grid and test tool development for a variety of technology related standards."

QualityLogic is a provider of testing products, outsourced quality assurance and engineering services to consumer electronics, telecom, and more recently smart grid technologies The company’s extensive suite of services have been designed to address the evolving needs of its various customers and are provided at its labs, its various customers’ sites, or as managed services.

For more information on QualityLogic, please visit http://www.qualitylogic.com.