NDLI: Deploying the ICT architecture of a residential demand response pilot

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Strobbe, M. Vanthournout, K. Verschueren, T. Cardinaels, W. Develder, C.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: VITO-EnergyVille Mol, Mol, Belgium (Vanthournout, K.; Cardinaels, W.) \|\| Dept. of Inf. Technol. - IBCN, Ghent Univ. - iMinds, Ghent, Belgium (Strobbe, M.; Verschueren, T.; Develder, C.)
Abstract	The Flemish project Linear was a large scale residential demand response pilot that aims to validate innovative smart grid technology building on the rollout of information and communication technologies in the power grid. For this pilot a scalable, reliable and interoperable ICT infrastructure was set up, interconnecting 240 residential power grid customers with the backend systems of energy service providers (ESPs), flexibility aggregators, distribution system operators (DSOs) and balancing responsible parties (BRPs). On top of this architecture several business cases were rolled out, which require the sharing of metering data and flexibility information, and demand response algorithms for the balancing of renewable energy and the mitigation of voltage and power issues in distribution grids. The goal of the pilot is the assessment of the technical and economical feasibility of residential demand response in real life, and of the interaction with the end-consumer. In this paper we focus on the practical experiences and lessons learnt during the deployment of the ICT technology for the pilot. This includes the real-time gathering of measurement data and real-time control of a wide range of smart appliances in the homes of the participants. We identified a number of critical issues that need to be addressed for a future full-scale roll-out: (i) reliable in-house communication, (ii) interoperability of appliances, measurement equipment, backend systems, and business cases, and (iii) sufficient backend processing power for real-time analysis and control.
Starting Page	1041
Ending Page	1046
File Size	3195422
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479982417
DOI	10.1109/INM.2015.7140430
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-05-11
Publisher Place	Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Home appliances Servers Logic gates Load management Business Real-time systems Production Practical Experiences Smart Grids Residential Demand Response ICT architecture Pilot
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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