Investigation of Data Communication Networks to Enable Demand Response and Dynamic Tariffs

Author

Pisica, Ioana ; Axon, Colin J. ; Taylor, Gareth A. ; Granell, Ramon ; Wallom, David C. H.

Author_Institution

Peter R. Hobson Centre for Sensors & Instrum., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

20-23 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

320

Lastpage

323

Abstract

Demand-side Response and dynamic tariffs are two examples of advanced functionality that may benefit both electricity consumers and distribution network operators. To be successful, the ICT infrastructure needs to be able to reliably cope with the data traffic. Within the wider UK context of the proposed centralised smart meter data transmission scenario, this paper demonstrates the scaling capability of two widely exploited communications protocols. Both payload (transmission overhead) and end-to-end delay times are examined.

Keywords

data communication; delays; protocols; smart meters; tariffs; telecommunication industry; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication traffic; ICT infrastructure; UK; centralised smart meter data transmission scenario; communications protocol; data communication network; data traffic; demand-side response; distribution network operator; dynamic tariff; electricity consumer; end-to-end delay; payload transmission overhead; reliability; Delays; Educational institutions; Load management; Payloads; Protocols; Servers; Switches; Data protocols; Demand Response; Dynamic Tariffs; Network Operation; Smart Grids;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom), 2013 IEEE and Internet of Things (iThings/CPSCom), IEEE International Conference on and IEEE Cyber, Physical and Social Computing

Conference_Location

Beijing

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GreenCom-iThings-CPSCom.2013.72

Filename

6682086