To assure the availability of the Current OS Protocol to any product manufacturer, the Foundation was set up. It aims to come to a unified standard for DC microgrid control purposes. The foundation provides to its partners an open protocol and clear guidelines on how to manufacture products that work in a Current OS based DC environment. The Current OS Foundation Board is expected to have 9 board members soon. Board members are among Gold partners. Schneider Electric and Eaton are the founding fathers of the Current OS Foundation and board members. DC Systems is also a board member in the starting phase of the foundation as the company was the developer of the protocol. With Eaton and Schneider Electric as the founding fathers of the Current OS Foundation the Board currently consists of representatives from both parties accompanied by an envoy from DC Systems as this company was the developer of the protocol. It is the firm intention of the Board to expand the number of board members representing the Current OS Foundation.