Charithri Yapa – NetsLab

Utilization of a blockchainized reputation management service for performance enhancement of Smart Grid 2.0 applications

February 6, 2024
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Blockchain has become the technology enabler in delivering modern Smart Grid 2.0 functionalities. Many services including Peer-to-Peer energy trading, distribution network management, financial settlements, and energy data management are catered through blockchain-enabled platforms. However, areas such as service quality-based pricing strategies, supply-demand balancing in distribution system to attain enhanced reliability and consumption-oriented rewarding mechanisms need […]

Smart Grid 2.0 Security

January 21, 2024
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Utilization of a Blockchain-based Reputation Management System for Energy Trading in SmartGrid 2.0

January 21, 2024
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The futuristic energy grids comprise of predominantly renewable generation, to align with the sustainable development goals. This would require integration of renewable energy sources at different levels of the power system out of which, consumers turning into power producers, often referred to as prosumers is an important aspect. Prosumers who generate excess power beyond self-consumption […]

Blockchain enabled Smart Grid 2.0

June 8, 2022
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Smart Grid 2.0 (SG 2.0) architecture is envisaged to revolutionize the next generation of electricity networks. Further, it is identified as a key role player in realizing Industry 4.0, which is striving towards cyber-physical systems. Blockchain integration in next-generation smart grids has proven to be beneficial in catering to the requirements of SG 2.0, which […]

Survey on blockchain for future smart grids: Technical aspects, applications, integration challenges and future research

October 9, 2021
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Smart Grid 2.0 is envisaged to automate the operations of the intelligent electricity grid. Blockchainand smart contracts are integrated to facilitate the transformation from DSO-centric operations toconsumer-oriented, distributed electricity grid management. The envisaged smart grids, integratedwith blockchain would provoke challenges, which would hinder the maximum utilization of DistributeEnergy Resources (DERs). This comprehensive review aims at […]

Can Blockchain Strengthen the Energy Internet?

July 29, 2021
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Emergence of the Energy Internet (EI) demands restructuring of traditional electricity gridsto integrate heterogeneous energy sources, distribution network management with grid intelligenceand big data management. This paradigm shift is considered to be a breakthrough in the energyindustry towards facilitating autonomous and decentralized grid operations while maximizing theutilization of Distributed Generation (DG). Blockchain has been identified […]