Blockchain-Based Energy Applications: The DSO Perspective
This paper discusses blockchain-based energy applications from the distribution system operator (DSO) perspective. Blockchain has a potential impact on newly emergent actors, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and the charging facility units (CFUs) of the electricity grid. Although Blockchain offers ma...
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| author | Ahmet Yagmur Beyhan Adanur Dedeturk Ahmet Soran Jaesung Jung Ahmet Onen |
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| description | This paper discusses blockchain-based energy applications from the distribution system operator (DSO) perspective. Blockchain has a potential impact on newly emergent actors, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and the charging facility units (CFUs) of the electricity grid. Although Blockchain offers magnificent decentralized solutions, the central management of DSOs still plays a significant, non-negligible role, owing to the reality of the existing grid structure. Numerous related studies of proposed blockchain-based EV systems have investigated the energy costs of EVs, fast and efficient charging, privacy and security, P2P energy trading, sharing economy, the selection of appropriate CFUs location, and scheduling. However, cooperation with DSO organizations has not been adequately addressed. Blockchain-based solutions mainly suggest an entirely distributed and decentralized approach for energy trading; however, converting the entire power system infrastructure is considerably expensive. Building a thoroughly decentralized electricity network in a short time is nearly impossible, particularly at the national grid level. In this regard, the applicability of the solutions is as significant as their appropriateness, especially from the DSO perspective, and must be examined closely. We searched and analyzed the blockchain literature related to EVs, CFUs, DERs, microgrids, marketing, and DSOs to define the DSO-based requirements for potential blockchain applications in the energy sector, specifically EV evolution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25726bec676242df8c8f921a36f9353b2022-12-21T21:25:55ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362021-01-01914560514562510.1109/ACCESS.2021.31229879585578Blockchain-Based Energy Applications: The DSO PerspectiveAhmet Yagmur0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3154-4345Beyhan Adanur Dedeturk1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4983-2417Ahmet Soran2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0683-1836Jaesung Jung3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8762-637XAhmet Onen4Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Computer Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Computer Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, South KoreaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanThis paper discusses blockchain-based energy applications from the distribution system operator (DSO) perspective. Blockchain has a potential impact on newly emergent actors, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and the charging facility units (CFUs) of the electricity grid. Although Blockchain offers magnificent decentralized solutions, the central management of DSOs still plays a significant, non-negligible role, owing to the reality of the existing grid structure. Numerous related studies of proposed blockchain-based EV systems have investigated the energy costs of EVs, fast and efficient charging, privacy and security, P2P energy trading, sharing economy, the selection of appropriate CFUs location, and scheduling. However, cooperation with DSO organizations has not been adequately addressed. Blockchain-based solutions mainly suggest an entirely distributed and decentralized approach for energy trading; however, converting the entire power system infrastructure is considerably expensive. Building a thoroughly decentralized electricity network in a short time is nearly impossible, particularly at the national grid level. In this regard, the applicability of the solutions is as significant as their appropriateness, especially from the DSO perspective, and must be examined closely. We searched and analyzed the blockchain literature related to EVs, CFUs, DERs, microgrids, marketing, and DSOs to define the DSO-based requirements for potential blockchain applications in the energy sector, specifically EV evolution.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9585578/AMIblockchain in energyDERsDSO blockchainEVsmarket |
| spellingShingle | Ahmet Yagmur Beyhan Adanur Dedeturk Ahmet Soran Jaesung Jung Ahmet Onen Blockchain-Based Energy Applications: The DSO Perspective IEEE Access AMI blockchain in energy DERs DSO blockchain EVs market |
| title | Blockchain-Based Energy Applications: The DSO Perspective |
| title_full | Blockchain-Based Energy Applications: The DSO Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Blockchain-Based Energy Applications: The DSO Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blockchain-Based Energy Applications: The DSO Perspective |
| title_short | Blockchain-Based Energy Applications: The DSO Perspective |
| title_sort | blockchain based energy applications the dso perspective |
| topic | AMI blockchain in energy DERs DSO blockchain EVs market |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9585578/ |
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