NREL Integrate: RCS-4-42326

A Multi Platform for Utility using openFMBTM Reference Architecture: Chalenges and Lessons Learned

“…One of the main objectives of OpenFMB TM is to bring together different industry standards to one common ground so that devices can interoperate with each other regardless of their internal communication protocols [8]. It extends the concept of using an enterprise service bus to an integration framework which can be installed at the grid edge nodes to process data locally and transfer to the data center for reporting [4]. It uses peer to peer communications with a standard semantic model for data exchange [2].…”

“…It uses peer to peer communications with a standard semantic model for data exchange [2]. The semantic model enables the development of adapter to gain system generated data from devices with legacy protocols [4]. There are two key components of an OpenFMB TM adapter which need to be addressed such as utility standardized semantic models or a common data model and industrial IOT (Internet of Things) publish/subscribe transport protocol.…”

“…Grid systems require real-time balancing of power system demand and supply [4]. The increasing advanced infrastructure in grid network to achieve real-time balancing introduces possible vulnerable points which could be exploited to compromise a portion of the network.…”

“…The organizations involved in the OpenFMB TM project achieved some big milestones that gave a greater hope to move forward with the actual tests in a Microgrid environment [3]. In 2016, the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) provided a live demonstration of OpenFMB TM framework at DistribuTECH conference [4]. The demo was more of a proof of concept of OpenFMB TM framework with a vision of how the future of Microgid management will look like.…”