Demand side management programs in smart grid through cloud computing

Abstract

The development of power systems requires smart grids to facilitate real-time control and monitoring using bilateral communications across the power grid. With the implementation of a distributed structure, smart grids will be highly reliable, efficient, and secure, as well as affordable in terms of power management. With the expansion of the power grid at the level of distribution and the smarter equipment used by the shareholders, it is necessary to consider measures to balance production and consumption and to optimize the consumer pattern. One of these approaches is the use of demand-side management programs, in which the system operator seeks to optimize the coordination between production units, storage units, and consumption loads in a way that achieves maximum social welfare. This article attempts to present models for planning a demand-side management program that is presented in the presence of new cloud computing technologies. The model proposed is based on the use of storage units and will be able, in addition to covering uncertainty in renewable production, to customize energy reserves and computational capacity in a way that brings the lowest operating costs.