Research Article

Evaluation of OPC-UA Framework Applied to Microgrid Energy Dispatch Management

by  Roberto Alexandre Dias, Gregory Das Chagas Gomes, Marcelo Lobo Heldwin
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 154 - Issue 7
Published: Nov 2016
Authors: Roberto Alexandre Dias, Gregory Das Chagas Gomes, Marcelo Lobo Heldwin
10.5120/ijca2016912213
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Roberto Alexandre Dias, Gregory Das Chagas Gomes, Marcelo Lobo Heldwin . Evaluation of OPC-UA Framework Applied to Microgrid Energy Dispatch Management. International Journal of Computer Applications. 154, 7 (Nov 2016), 20-27. DOI=10.5120/ijca2016912213 

                        @article{ 10.5120/ijca2016912213,
                        author  = { Roberto Alexandre Dias,Gregory Das Chagas Gomes,Marcelo Lobo Heldwin },
                        title   = { Evaluation of OPC-UA Framework Applied to Microgrid Energy Dispatch Management },
                        journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
                        year    = { 2016 },
                        volume  = { 154 },
                        number  = { 7 },
                        pages   = { 20-27 },
                        doi     = { 10.5120/ijca2016912213 },
                        publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
                        }
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                        %D 2016
                        %A Roberto Alexandre Dias
                        %A Gregory Das Chagas Gomes
                        %A Marcelo Lobo Heldwin
                        %T Evaluation of OPC-UA Framework Applied to Microgrid Energy Dispatch Management%T 
                        %J International Journal of Computer Applications
                        %V 154
                        %N 7
                        %P 20-27
                        %R 10.5120/ijca2016912213
                        %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

This work presents a review on the OLE FOR PROCESS CONTROL – UNIFIED ARCHITECTURE OPC-UA framework and standards aiming to use OPC-UA in SmartGrids applications. The support for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and native security implementation of the OPC-UA are analyzed as an option to supervise and control small Microgrids, like microgeneration farm in Green Datacenters. Based in these features a communication model based on OPC-UA framework was proposed. The main contribution of this work is a performance evaluation of the OPC-UA transmission time between Microgrids devices (electrical converters and inverters, power meters and controllers) and the comparison with IEC 1646 and IEC 61850 standards requirements.

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OPC-UA SmartGrids Microgrids Green datacenters Cybersecurity.

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