OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation created to foster the development, adoption and compliance of a Smart Grid standard known as Open Automated Demand Response has selected QualityLogic (News - Alert) Inc. to develop a conformance and interoperability test tool for OpenADR compliant products.

In a press release, Dave Jollota, QualityLogic president and CEO, said, “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.”

With the selection of QualityLogic, OpenADR will be able to develop a test tool that would help it become the independent test tool vendor for OpenADR 2.0 certified products.

QualityLogic, a highly respected provider of testing products and outsourced quality assurance and engineering services, in 2009, was chosen as the testing partner for the largest smart grid demonstration project in the US, the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project.

Currently, the company is 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.

Additionally, QualityLogic is also an active participant in the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Testing and Certification Committee, the OpenSG Conformity Work Group and several other standards groups and industry alliances.

"We are excited to be working with QualityLogic on the test tool project," said Barry Haaser, managing director, OpenADR Alliance. "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."

In related news, QualityLogic announced a major upgrade to its FaxLab interoperability test tool, integrating a newly redesigned ChannelTrap IV hardware device to generate and receive facsimile traffic.