A Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Distributed Energy Resources in a Microgrid—Pilot Study in Oman
This article presents the development of a platform for real-time monitoring of multi-microgrids. A small-scale platform has been developed and implemented as a prototype, which takes data from various types of devices located at a distance from each other. The monitoring platform is interoperable,...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-07-01
|
| Series: | Electronics |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1803 |
| _version_ | 1797525706078420992 |
|---|---|
| author | Nasser Hosseinzadeh Ahmed Al Maashri Naser Tarhuni Abdelsalam Elhaffar Amer Al-Hinai |
| author_facet | Nasser Hosseinzadeh Ahmed Al Maashri Naser Tarhuni Abdelsalam Elhaffar Amer Al-Hinai |
| author_sort | Nasser Hosseinzadeh |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This article presents the development of a platform for real-time monitoring of multi-microgrids. A small-scale platform has been developed and implemented as a prototype, which takes data from various types of devices located at a distance from each other. The monitoring platform is interoperable, as it allows several protocols to coexist. While the developed prototype is tested on small-scale distributed energy resources (DERs), it is done in a way to extend the concept for monitoring several microgrids in real scales. Monitoring strategies were developed for DERs by making a customized two-way communication channel between the microgrids and the monitoring center using a long-range bridged wireless local area network (WLAN). In addition, an informative and easy-to-use software dashboard was developed. The dashboard shows real-time information and measurements from the DERs—providing the user with a holistic view of the status of the DERs. The proposed system is scalable, modular, facilitates the interoperability of various types of inverters, and communicates data over a secure communication channel. All these features along with its relatively low cost make the developed real-time monitoring platform very useful for online monitoring of smart microgrids. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T09:16:50Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-386eecf2549f47c8944ead755a74cae1 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2079-9292 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T09:16:50Z |
| publishDate | 2021-07-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Electronics |
| spelling | doaj.art-386eecf2549f47c8944ead755a74cae12023-11-22T05:31:10ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922021-07-011015180310.3390/electronics10151803A Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Distributed Energy Resources in a Microgrid—Pilot Study in OmanNasser Hosseinzadeh0Ahmed Al Maashri1Naser Tarhuni2Abdelsalam Elhaffar3Amer Al-Hinai4Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khodh 123, OmanDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khodh 123, OmanDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khodh 123, OmanDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khodh 123, OmanDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khodh 123, OmanThis article presents the development of a platform for real-time monitoring of multi-microgrids. A small-scale platform has been developed and implemented as a prototype, which takes data from various types of devices located at a distance from each other. The monitoring platform is interoperable, as it allows several protocols to coexist. While the developed prototype is tested on small-scale distributed energy resources (DERs), it is done in a way to extend the concept for monitoring several microgrids in real scales. Monitoring strategies were developed for DERs by making a customized two-way communication channel between the microgrids and the monitoring center using a long-range bridged wireless local area network (WLAN). In addition, an informative and easy-to-use software dashboard was developed. The dashboard shows real-time information and measurements from the DERs—providing the user with a holistic view of the status of the DERs. The proposed system is scalable, modular, facilitates the interoperability of various types of inverters, and communicates data over a secure communication channel. All these features along with its relatively low cost make the developed real-time monitoring platform very useful for online monitoring of smart microgrids.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1803smart gridsrenewable energy systemsdistributed energy resources |
| spellingShingle | Nasser Hosseinzadeh Ahmed Al Maashri Naser Tarhuni Abdelsalam Elhaffar Amer Al-Hinai A Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Distributed Energy Resources in a Microgrid—Pilot Study in Oman Electronics smart grids renewable energy systems distributed energy resources |
| title | A Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Distributed Energy Resources in a Microgrid—Pilot Study in Oman |
| title_full | A Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Distributed Energy Resources in a Microgrid—Pilot Study in Oman |
| title_fullStr | A Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Distributed Energy Resources in a Microgrid—Pilot Study in Oman |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Distributed Energy Resources in a Microgrid—Pilot Study in Oman |
| title_short | A Real-Time Monitoring Platform for Distributed Energy Resources in a Microgrid—Pilot Study in Oman |
| title_sort | real time monitoring platform for distributed energy resources in a microgrid pilot study in oman |
| topic | smart grids renewable energy systems distributed energy resources |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1803 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT nasserhosseinzadeh arealtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT ahmedalmaashri arealtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT nasertarhuni arealtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT abdelsalamelhaffar arealtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT ameralhinai arealtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT nasserhosseinzadeh realtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT ahmedalmaashri realtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT nasertarhuni realtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT abdelsalamelhaffar realtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman AT ameralhinai realtimemonitoringplatformfordistributedenergyresourcesinamicrogridpilotstudyinoman |