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A Custom Approach for a Flexible, Real-Time and Reliable Software Defined Utility.
Agustín Zaballos1, Joan Navarro2, Ramon Martín De Pozuelo3
1Engineering Department, La Salle-Universitat Ramon Llull, 08022 Barcelona, Spain. zaballos@salleurl.edu.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 3, 2018
Summary
Software-defined utilities (SDUs) offer a flexible solution for smart grid challenges. This approach enhances integration, management, and adaptability in electric power distribution networks.
Area of Science:
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Information and Communication Technologies
Background:
- Traditional smart grids face limitations due to rigid, isolated ICT architectures.
- Interoperability, management, and adaptation are key challenges in current smart grid deployments.
- Ad hoc approaches hinder the full potential of smart grid evolution.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose software-defined utilities (SDUs) as a solution for smart grid deployment and management limitations.
- To demonstrate the feasibility of SDUs for creating adaptable and manageable smart grid systems.
- To address the need for improved integration and resource reusability in smart grid infrastructures.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a smart grid data storage and management system prototype using SDUs.
- Development of a hybrid cloud architecture to meet evolving data storage needs of electric utilities.
- Leveraging software-defined systems and high-speed data networks for enhanced functionality.
Main Results:
- The SDU-based prototype successfully addressed smart grid data storage and management limitations.
- The hybrid cloud architecture demonstrated adaptability to changing utility requirements.
- Experimentations validated the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed SDU approach.
Conclusions:
- Software-defined utilities (SDUs) present a viable and promising alternative to traditional smart grid architectures.
- The SDU approach enhances integration, automation, and resource management in smart grids.
- Further research and development in SDUs are encouraged for the future of electric power distribution.
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