Data Communication in Microgrid

In this article we discuss five microgrid implementation scenarios involving distributed energy resources, demand response and hierarchy of energy storages in microgrid and distribution system operator. We focus on centralized management and communication within microgrid and propose corresponding microgrid data communication baseline architecture. The proposed architecture considers communication within four layers - Dispatch, Control, Information, and Physical layers is based on today’s communication and data model standards suitable for the mentioned layers.