A cloud-based service-oriented architecture to unlock smart energy services

• Main Authors: Maliheh Haghgoo, Alberto Dognini, Thomas Storek, Radu Plamanescu, Ulrike Rahe, Stefan Gheorghe, Mihaela Albu, Antonello Monti, Dirk Müller
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
• Series: Energy Informatics
• Subjects: Information and communication technologies; ICT; Cloud-based; Smart grid; Building automation; Smart energy system
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42162-021-00143-x

Abstract In a modern smart energy system with increased penetration of renewable energy resources, the amount of data from various sources is growing significantly. Such systems require complex algorithms and controlling on-demand. These requirements can be addressed with on-demand scalability and a stable system. Nowadays, on-demand scalability is achieved by considering cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. This paper presents a cloud-based platform based on service-oriented architecture to perform analyzes on smart energy system services. It is the result of the European FISMEP (FIWARE for Smart Energy Platform) project to demonstrate an information and communication technology (ICT) architecture for the smart energy sector. The presented architecture is powered by FIWARE, open-source and customizable building blocks for future internet applications and services. Furthermore, the feasibility of the architecture is evaluated using various test cases.