Automated industrial demand response; Data model; Digital energy platform; Energy services; Reference architecture; Demand response
Abstract :
[en] The industrial sector accounts for a large share of electricity demand and has promising potential for providing demand response services. In parallel, digital platforms have emerged to support industrial demand response. However, these platforms often operate in isolated environments, with customized, single company solutions. This carries the risk of being subject to potential vendor lock-in and challenges related of restricted interoperability due to a lack of agnostic information exchanges. Additionally, many platforms focus on specific flexibility assets or market services, which limits the ability of industrial companies to fully explore their demand response potential. To address these challenges, we propose the Energy Synchronization Platform concept, which features three main innovations. First, its multi-sided architecture enables any industrial company to connect to demand-response-oriented service providers, thus creating value for various stakeholders. Second, it employs a standardized data model to facilitate interoperable and agnostic information exchange, thus reducing vendor lock-in and enhancing cross-platform compatibility (i.e., enabling connections to other platforms and any machine). Third, its modular, service-oriented design supports the integration of diverse market-related services, such as flexibility scheduling, optimization, and grid flexibility. Moreover, we present insights from evaluations of conceptual test operations across different settings, in both laboratories and industrial companies located in a model region in Germany. We discuss factors that influence the deployment of the Energy Synchronization Platform and the potential impacts of its deployment on company operations. The results of this analysis can support practitioners and researchers in developing, improving, or replicating the Energy Synchronization Platform.
Research center :
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) > FINATRAX - Digital Financial Services and Cross-organizational Digital Transformations
Disciplines :
Computer science Management information systems Energy
Author, co-author :
VAN STIPHOUDT, Christine ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
POTENCIANO MENCI, Sergio ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
Kaymakci, Can ; Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production (EEP), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Wenninger, Simon ; University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Duda, Sebastian ; Fraunhofer FIT, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
FRIDGEN, Gilbert ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
Sauer, Alexander ; Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production (EEP), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
The Energy Synchronization Platform concept in the model region Augsburg to enable and streamline automated industrial demand response
FNR13342933 - DFS - Paypal-fnr Pearl Chair In Digital Financial Services, 2019 (01/01/2020-31/12/2024) - Gilbert Fridgen
Name of the research project :
R-AGR-3740 - SynErgie II - FRIDGEN Gilbert
Funders :
Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg Federal Ministry of Education and Research Bonn Office
Funding number :
17742284; 17886330; 13342933
Funding text :
This work has been supported by: the Kopernikus-project "SynErgie" of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) ; the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) , grant reference 17742284 and 17886330 ; and PayPal, PEARL grant reference 13342933 /Gilbert Fridgen. For the purpose of open access, and in fulfillment of the obligations arising from the grant agreement, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. The authors gratefully acknowledge the project supervision undertaken by the project management organization Projektträger Jülich (PtJ) and the extensive discussions with the colleagues from the cluster on information- and communication technology.
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