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TY - JOUR
T1 - A Flexible ICT Architecture to Support Ancillary Services in Future Electricity Distribution Networks
T2 - An Accounting Use Case for DSOs
AU - Jindal, Anish
AU - Kronawitter, Jakob
AU - Kühn, Ramona
AU - Bor, Martin
AU - de Meer, Hermann
AU - Gouglidis, Antonios
AU - Hutchison, David
AU - Marnerides, Angelos
AU - Scott, Andrew
AU - Mauthe, Andreas
PY - 2020/7/31
Y1 - 2020/7/31
N2 - With the increased penetration of distributed renewable energy sources (DRES) in the grid, new pathways are required to keep the electricity distribution system stable. The provision of ancillary services (AS) by the DRES can contribute in this regard. However, it is necessary to communicate the need for AS from the third party providers such as distribution system operator (DSO) to the DRES in an efficient and scalable manner. To this end, a flexible information and communication technology (ICT) architecture is presented in this paper, and the requirements for the architecture are elaborated. We argue that this architecture is capable of supporting the present and future needs of electricity distribution networks. To illustrate its utility and effectiveness, an accounting use case for DSOs has been presented; it describes a remuneration scheme for the AS provision. A dashboard has been developed to enable communication via this architecture and to allow control of the grid. In addition, a distributed ledger technology for the realization of accounting has been analysed with respect to its scalability and performance capabilities.
AB - With the increased penetration of distributed renewable energy sources (DRES) in the grid, new pathways are required to keep the electricity distribution system stable. The provision of ancillary services (AS) by the DRES can contribute in this regard. However, it is necessary to communicate the need for AS from the third party providers such as distribution system operator (DSO) to the DRES in an efficient and scalable manner. To this end, a flexible information and communication technology (ICT) architecture is presented in this paper, and the requirements for the architecture are elaborated. We argue that this architecture is capable of supporting the present and future needs of electricity distribution networks. To illustrate its utility and effectiveness, an accounting use case for DSOs has been presented; it describes a remuneration scheme for the AS provision. A dashboard has been developed to enable communication via this architecture and to allow control of the grid. In addition, a distributed ledger technology for the realization of accounting has been analysed with respect to its scalability and performance capabilities.
U2 - 10.1186/s42162-020-00111-x
DO - 10.1186/s42162-020-00111-x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
JO - Energy Informatics
JF - Energy Informatics
SN - 2520-8942
M1 - 6
ER -