Optimal Dispatch of Consumer-Side Distributed Resources Based on IoT and Energy Blockchain

With the popularization and rapid development of distributed generation and energy storage technology, many end users have changed from simple energy consumers to prosumers. However, consumer-side distributed resources, like PV generation and energy storage devices, have limited capacity and are not directly regulated by the electric power network dispatch system. In modern energy internet, these distributed resources are designed to receive dispatch instructions from new operation entities like load aggregators and virtual power plants. In this paper, an optimal dispatch platform of consumer-side distributed resources based on Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology is proposed. Firstly, the operation framework considering participants, optimal operation scheme, data structure, value settlement is designed. Afterward, an energy blockchain structure for consumer-side distributed resources regulation is proposed. Then, the implementation of energy blockchain technology for distributed resources to participate optimal operation of distribution system is introduced. Finally, the availability of the proposed technologies is verified by simulation.