Realization of smart grid employing powerrouter

PowerRouter is an enabling technology from Nedap for storing and exchanging renewable energy. It has power management functionalities which routes generated and/or stored energy to different location based on customers' set priorities. PowerRouter currently focuses on the needs of the household consumers and it is ready to take the next step by offering ancillary services to energy suppliers and system operators according to their requirements. In this paper, the envisioned smart grid employing PowerRouter is described. The objectives of the smart grid and its benefits to the various stakeholders are defined followed by the design of smart grid architecture employing the PowerRouter. The communication infrastructure and the data transactions are also explained. A roadmap was also defined to realize the objectives of the smart grid.