DSOs are facing new challenges to deploy Electric Smart meters All DSOs have already conducted Metering projects to deploy Electric Meters. In consequence, they already know how to conduct such project and the general key success factors (e.g. defining a proper qualification process or ensuring good logistics during deployment). However, it is often the [...]
Three years ago, Trialog studied the applicability of blockchain technology in smart grids through a Trilab demonstrator. This focussed on the use of blockchain to track the charging sessions of electric vehicles, and process the transactions through the use of smart contracts. Since then, re-using this technology was considered in the scope of the [...]
A simplified approach to advancing grid technology involves design with built-in compatibility to ensure seamless communication. However, building different complex systems (e.g., intelligent transport systems, smart grid systems, smart city systems) and interfaces that work well together is challenging. There are many rules and methods that must be followed, which can cause confusion among [...]
Introduction With a high potential for renewable energy production, an economy in expansion and areas disconnected from the electricity grid, Africa has some of the best opportunities to experiment with smart grid technologies. The EU research and innovation project ENERGICA investigates these opportunities through three pilots, in Kenya, Madagascar and Sierra Leone. In this [...]
Introduction Since its first public specification in 2015 and its continuous development by the G3-PLC Alliance, the G3-PLC technology has been broadly deployed all over the world for smart metering and other applications. One of the feedbacks from large roll-out was that, while connectivity to 99% of devices was possible, achieving consistent connectivity to [...]
Based on the European projects GIFT and MAESHA Geographical islands are particularly relevant in the study of energy management, as they are one of the very few areas where the electricity system almost fully operates as a closed-loop system. Owing to few or no interactions with external grids that would facilitate network operation and [...]
With the rapidly increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the energy domain created by billions of devices and the resulting data, the integration of sensors and actuators for effective automation is a fundamental requirement for maintaining Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication. The key elements for a successful smart-energy system are the compliance and [...]
In recent years, there has been an increasing number of sensors embedded in smart devices (e.g. smartphones, smartwatches and smart glasses). These smart devices are becoming increasingly connected to the internet, and the data is sent to the Internet to create the “Internet of Things” (IoT) applications (also known as the “Web of Things”). [...]
I – Smart buildings as a flexibility source to support power grids The energy transition implies a change in the way we operate the electrical system. The increasing connection of distributed renewable energy sources requires the electricity grid to manage unpredictable and non-dispatchable sources of energy. Furthermore, the electrification of fields such as transport [...]
This article is part of Trialog blog series on IoT and Interoperability, started in September 2020 with a first article focusing on “IoT Systems and Interoperability”. Trialog’s vision is that modern cities are becoming "green and sustainable" once effective and optimized energy management of resources, gathering, and integration of data from smart energy and [...]
