Semantic Interoperability for DR Schemes Employing the SGAM Framework

Demand Response (DR) systems are gaining momentum in the EU energy markets albeit based on fragmented standards that, as a result, hinder interoperability. These discrepancies necessitate the introduction of a semantically enriched umbrella framework that will allow DR systems to exchange and consume data transparently, an issue that is currently unaddressed. Furthermore, to support semantically interoperable DR architectures, a multi-layer compliance testing framework is required that will examine and quantify the technical, syntactic and semantic properties of individual DR systems. In this work, the aforementioned gaps in the literature are addressed by, first, introducing an OpenADR-based semantic enrichment component. According to the guidelines of the Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM) framework, a concrete evaluation procedure of this component is presented, which allows for a step-by-step syntactic and semantic testing. Following the identification of the instruments composing the testbed and the equipment/links under test at SGAM’s communication and information layers, the Basic Application Interoperability Profiles (BAIOPs) are defined and their involved steps are described. Experiments demonstrate the validity of the presented methodology, while also evaluating the introduced component.