International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 154 - Number 7 |
Year of Publication: 2016 |
Authors: Roberto Alexandre Dias, Gregory das Chagas Gomes, Marcelo Lobo Heldwin |
10.5120/ijca2016912213 |
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
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.