Development of Energy Management System Based on a Digital Platform

Abstract

Intelligent control systems are required to ensure the effective functioning of power grids with a large share of distributed energy resources (DERs). The goal of such systems is to integrate local energy management systems (EMSs) with external control systems such as a distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) to ensure the optimal operation of the power distribution network. To solve this problem, one of the possible approaches is the use of digital platforms. Its purpose is to provide a toolkit to reduce time-to-market for EMS. The paper discusses the digital platform architecture that allows creating an EMS at a minimal cost. The process of deployment of the control system based on a digital platform is considered in detail. To test the building energy management system (BEMS) based on the platform, the testbed was created, the architecture of which is considered and illustrated the effectiveness of the platform approach. The proposed solution allows reducing the cost and time-to-market for applied control systems and ensuring correct integration with external control systems such as DERMS.