Smith, Andrew C2023-04-182023-04-182022-08Smith, A.C. 2022. An architecture to negotiate and monitor energy exchanges in the smart microgrid. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12757 .978-1-6654-5265-6DOI: 10.1109/CGEE55282.2022.9976696http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12757Traditional electrical power sources and their long distribution networks can no longer cope with the ever-increasing need for energy. Distributed energy generation in close geographical proximity to the consumption point is an alternative approach to energy provisioning. The complexities introduced by this approach require an advanced management system. The smart microgrid addresses this need. A second need identified in developing regions is for a management system that is both affordable and non-proprietary. This paper presents a smart microgrid architecture, based on open-source platforms, that addresses these needs. The architecture is explained by means of a use case. A database design is given with tables to reflect the contracts and associated energy exchanged between producers, consumers, and energy store devices.AbstractenDistributed energy resourcesLocal energy marketsMicrogridTransactive energyConference PresentationSmith, A. C. (2022). An architecture to negotiate and monitor energy exchanges in the smart microgrid. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12757Smith, Andrew C. "An architecture to negotiate and monitor energy exchanges in the smart microgrid." <i>3rd International Conference on Clean and Green Energy Engineering (CGEE), Istanbul, Turkey, 28-30 August 2022</i> (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12757Smith AC, An architecture to negotiate and monitor energy exchanges in the smart microgrid; 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12757 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Smith, Andrew C AB - Traditional electrical power sources and their long distribution networks can no longer cope with the ever-increasing need for energy. Distributed energy generation in close geographical proximity to the consumption point is an alternative approach to energy provisioning. The complexities introduced by this approach require an advanced management system. The smart microgrid addresses this need. A second need identified in developing regions is for a management system that is both affordable and non-proprietary. This paper presents a smart microgrid architecture, based on open-source platforms, that addresses these needs. The architecture is explained by means of a use case. A database design is given with tables to reflect the contracts and associated energy exchanged between producers, consumers, and energy store devices. DA - 2022-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - 3rd International Conference on Clean and Green Energy Engineering (CGEE), Istanbul, Turkey, 28-30 August 2022 KW - Distributed energy resources KW - Local energy markets KW - Microgrid KW - Transactive energy LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2022 SM - 978-1-6654-5265-6 T1 - An architecture to negotiate and monitor energy exchanges in the smart microgrid TI - An architecture to negotiate and monitor energy exchanges in the smart microgrid UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12757 ER -26469