Microgrid Communications Using the Open-Source Open Field Message Bus (OpenFMB) Framework Applied to a 480V, 100kW Laboratory Microgrid

Maximiliano Ferrari; Aditya Sundararajan; Neil Shepard; John Smith; Ben Ollis

doi:10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923215

Microgrid Communications Using the Open-Source Open Field Message Bus (OpenFMB) Framework Applied to a 480V, 100kW Laboratory Microgrid

Maximiliano Ferrari, Aditya Sundararajan, Neil Shepard, John Smith, Ben Ollis

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Abstract

Microgrids require an extensive communication infrastructure to allow interoperability between the microgrid controller and assets. However, the lack of standardization of data structures combined with the variety of communication protocols poses several challenges to the implementation of a communication network. This paper presents an application of the open-source Open Field Message Bus (OpenFMB) framework to simplify the communication layer in microgrids. This work leverages the OpenFMB protocol translation and data model extensions to reduce the complexity in the microgrid communications. Conducted in a laboratory microgrid, the case study demonstrates how the OpenFMB provides predefined data models and simplifies the communication layer by providing information exchange between multiple legacy communication protocols.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665466189
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923215
State	Published - 2022
Event	13th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022 - Kiel, Germany Duration: Jun 26 2022 → Jun 29 2022

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Name	2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022

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Conference	13th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Kiel
Period	06/26/22 → 06/29/22

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Research sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6285; managed by UT Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 for the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE0002243-2144

Funders	Funder number
U.S. Department of Energy	DE-AC05-00OR22725
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Solar Energy Technologies Office	DE-EE0002243-2144
UT-Battelle

Keywords

Communications
DNP3
Microgrid
Modbus
OpenFMB

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Ferrari, M., Sundararajan, A., Shepard, N., Smith, J., & Ollis, B. (2022). Microgrid Communications Using the Open-Source Open Field Message Bus (OpenFMB) Framework Applied to a 480V, 100kW Laboratory Microgrid. In 2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022 (2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923215

Ferrari, Maximiliano ; Sundararajan, Aditya ; Shepard, Neil et al. / Microgrid Communications Using the Open-Source Open Field Message Bus (OpenFMB) Framework Applied to a 480V, 100kW Laboratory Microgrid. 2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022).

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Microgrid Communications Using the Open-Source Open Field Message Bus (OpenFMB) Framework Applied to a 480V, 100kW Laboratory Microgrid. / Ferrari, Maximiliano; Sundararajan, Aditya; Shepard, Neil et al.
2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2022).

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