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Authors:
Torsten Wiens
Michael Massoth
Keywords: Home Automation; Smart Power Grid; Load Balancing, NGN, Presence Service.
Abstract:
This paper describes an approach to balance loads in smart power grids using a solution based on Next Generation Network (NGN) components, Smart Home appliances based on the KNX bus, and a secure and trustful interaction between intelligent home control managers and the energy suppliers of the smart power grid. The NGN components are applied as a communication and integration platform between the smartphone of the facility managers, the home automation and building control system, as well as the energy suppliers of the smart power grid. The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and the Presence Service are used to build a well performing and scalable system based on open source software. The idea is to publish data of actual power consumption and power reserves of selected Smart Home appliances by use of the Presence Service to the outside world. In a second step, the corresponding energy supplier could subscribe to this data of actual energy consumption and reserves. Based on this data, the energy supplier is enabled to send specialized offers towards the Smart Home owners reflecting possible benefits to the power grid. This solution respects the right to property and the right to self-determination of the Smart Home and facility control managers, because they have to agree to the energy management offer made by the energy supplier. It is a trustful solution because the relevant data could by easily pseudonymized before being published by the Presence Service. An approach to ensure secure communication is presented and evaluated as well.
Pages: 46 to 51
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013
Publication date: June 23, 2013
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-3727
ISBN: 978-1-61208-282-0
Location: Rome, Italy
Dates: from June 23, 2013 to June 28, 2013