An Easy-To-Use, Scalable and Robust Messaging Solution for Smart Grid
285 An Easy-to-use, Scalable and Robust Messaging Solution for Smart Grid Research Ferdinand von Tüllenburg, Jia Lei Du, Georg Panholzer Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg, AUSTRIA, email: {ferdinand.tuellenburg, jia.du, georg.panholzer}@salzburgresearch.at Abstract: Smart Grids are characterized by tight issues regarding security, performance, scalability, reliability coupling and intertwining between the electrical system and robustness of sending and receiving messages. and information and communication technology. Due to The paper shows the application of the messaging solution this, application layer messaging systems are regularly in context of an agent-based flexibility trading application. required for many Smart Grid applications. Especially in ELATED ORK research messaging solutions are setup from scratch. In II. R W this paper we propose a generic and easy to setup message In context of messaging systems for Smart Grid oriented middleware (MOM) solution providing robust application especially solutions based on XMPP are often and scalable messaging. used [2]. Although, XMPP is a flexible solution also Keywords: Smart Grid, Messaging API, Middleware following a MOM approach, it has weaknesses with respect to ease of deployment and configuration as well as NTRODUCTION I. I implementation especially with respect to required aspects Future electrical power systems will be characterized by a such as reliability. One example here is OpenADR[3]. new control paradigm: Decentralized controllable power Recently, with FIWARE, an open source platform is available sources such as batteries, wind generators, and PV systems which provides a large set of application programming on production side and controllable loads on consumption interfaces (APIs) for a large variety of applications also side will be constantly monitored and operated depending on providing a messaging solution for Smart Grids.
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