Digital architecture for monitoring and operational analytics of multi-vector microgrids utilizing cloud computing, advanced virtualization techniques, and data analytics methods

Patsidis, Angelos and Dyśko, Adam and Booth, Campbell and Rousis, Anastasios Oulis and Kalliga, Polyxeni and Tzelepis, Dimitrios (2023) Digital architecture for monitoring and operational analytics of multi-vector microgrids utilizing cloud computing, advanced virtualization techniques, and data analytics methods. Energies, 16 (16). 5908. ISSN 1996-1073 (https://doi.org/10.3390/en16165908)

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Abstract

Microgrids are considered a viable solution for achieving net-zero targets and increasing renewable energy integration. However, there is a lack of conceptual work focusing on practical data analytics deployment schemes and case-specific insights. This paper presents a scalable and flexible physical and digital architecture for extracting data-driven insights from microgrids, with a real-world microgrid utilized as a test-bed. The proposed architecture includes edge monitoring and intelligence, data-processing mechanisms, and edge–cloud communication. Cloud-hosted data analytics have been developed in AWS, considering market arrangements between the microgrid and the utility. The analysis involves time-series data processing, followed by the exploration of statistical relationships utilizing cloud-hosted tools. Insights from one year of operation highlight the potential for significant operational cost reduction through the real-time optimization and control of microgrid assets. By addressing the real-world applicability, end-to-end architectures, and extraction of case-specific insights, this work contributes to advancing microgrid design, operation, and adoption.

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