A software engineering approach to user-driven control of the microgrid

Mark Allison; Andrew A. Allen; Zhenyu Yang; Peter J. Clarke

A software engineering approach to user-driven control of the microgrid

Mark Allison
, Andrew A. Allen
, Zhenyu Yang
, Peter J. Clarke

Computer Science

Florida International University

Research output: Contribution to book or proceeding › Conference article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

Abstract

The smart grid has been proposed as the panacea to address systemic challenges of the over fifty year old legacy electrical grid, the single largest machine on the planet. A core component central to realizing the smart grid concept is the microgrid. The microgrid is a self-sustaining entity, capable of data interchange and real-time monitoring and control of its distributed generation, storage and load components. In this paper we introduce ongoing research that uses a software engineering approach to user-driven control of the microgrid. Our approach uses a domain-specific modeling language (DSML), MGridML. and a virtual machine, MGridVM, which interprets user-defined models representing domain-level abstractions of the microgrid. MGridML captures high-level representations of pertinent domain features, based on a centralized hierarchical model of demand side energy management. A metamodel for MGridML and a prototype of the MGridVM arc presented to show the feasibility and practicality of our approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering
Pages	59-64
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2011
Event	SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering - Miami, FL, United States Duration: Jul 7 2011 → Jul 9 2011

Publication series

Name	SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

Conference

Conference	SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering
Country/Territory	United States
City	Miami, FL
Period	07/7/11 → 07/9/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Scopus Subject Areas

Software

Keywords

Domain-specific modeling languages
Microgrid
Model-driven engineering
Smart grid

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Allison, M., Allen, A. A., Yang, Z., & Clarke, P. J. (2011). A software engineering approach to user-driven control of the microgrid. In SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (pp. 59-64). (SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering).

Allison, Mark ; Allen, Andrew A. ; Yang, Zhenyu et al. / A software engineering approach to user-driven control of the microgrid. SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering. 2011. pp. 59-64 (SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering).

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Allison, M, Allen, AA, Yang, Z & Clarke, PJ 2011, A software engineering approach to user-driven control of the microgrid. in SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering. SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, pp. 59-64, SEKE 2011 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Miami, FL, United States, 07/7/11.

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Research output: Contribution to book or proceeding › Conference article › peer-review

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