OPEN DEI Webinar "The role of the Reference Architectures in Data-oriented Digital Platforms" 28 May 2020 Antonello Monti (Institute Director, RWTH Aachen University)

1. REFERENCE ARCHITECTURES IN THE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
Antonello Monti
RWTH
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OPENDEI Webinar sessions – The role of the Reference Architectures
in data-oriented Digital Platforms
The role of the Reference Architectures in
data-oriented Digital Platforms

2. OPENDEI – 25.03.2020
Challenges in the Energy Sector related to Data Management
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Digitalization is a change
within a change for the
energy sector
Clean Energy Package
GREEN DEAL
Data Models Architectures
Sector
Coupling
Business
models
Governance
Not only technical
but also social

3. OPENDEI – 25.03.2020
Building the big picture
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TSO Level
DSO Level
Customer Level
§ Defining the interactions
§ INTERRFACE
§ COORDINET
§ Focus on DSO level
§ PlatOne
§ EUniversal
§ Focus on customer
§ INTERCONNECT
§ Focus on TSO level
§ ENTSO-E digital activity
New project
to start in
summer/fall
2020
(OneNet)
BRIDGE:ActiveSystem
ManagementReport

4. Technical Framework – Interoperable pan-
European Grid Services Architecture (IEGSA) 1/2
“An open architecture for sharing data among all participants in the electricity system value
chain (customers, grids, market), from local, regional to EU level. It will enable TSOs, DSOs
and customers to coordinate their efforts to maximise the potential of distributed energy
resources (DERs), demand aggregators and grid assets, so as to procure energy services in a
cost-efficient way and create consumer benefits”

5. Technical Framework – Interoperable pan-
European Grid Services Architecture (IEGSA) 2/2
Component Layer
Communication Layer
Information Layer
Function Layer
Business Layer
TSO/ DSO
FSP / BSP /
Aggregator
Consumers/
Prosumers (involved)
Grid
Prequalific
ation
Product
Prequalific
ation
Activation
Procurem
ent of
services
Settle
ment
Flexibility
Register
Function
TSO/DSO
Coordination
Function
Single Market
Interface
Function
Settlement
Unit Function
to act as the interface
between the power system
(TSO and DSO) and the
customers and allow the
seamless and coordinated
operation of all
stakeholders to use and
procure common services.
SGAM structure by CEN-CENELEC-ETSI
Data model 1 Data model 2 Data model n
Common Information Model
Demo (country/ region) specific
INTERRFACE Data Governance tool
Market
Operator
ENTSOe Communication & Connectivity Service Platform
Commercial
Market/
Clearing
platforms
National
Data Hubs
Data
Sources

6. Bids
Market
results
COORDINET Platform. Architecture
NeedsDSO(s)
Flexibility Market(s)
Manager(s)
Aggregators
TSO(s)
FSPs
Demand
forecast
Generation
forecast
State
estimation
Grid
monitoring
Bid
processing
Market
clearing
Results
communication
CoordiNet Platform
Flexibility
estimation
Bid
creation
Demand
forecast
Generation
forecast
Grid
monitoring
State
estimation
Demand
forecast
Generation
forecast
Flexibility
estimation
Bid
creation
FSP1 FSPn
Needs
Market
results
Bids
Market
results
Bids
Status
Activation
Market
results
Status
Activation
Regulated
Non-regulated
Market
results
Needs
Demand/
generation
forecast
Depends on
CS
Interfaces to be
standardised
Interfaces to be
standardised
Interfaces not to
be standardised
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Information Information
Information
Real-time
performance
Real-time
performance

7. OPENDEI – 25.03.2020
OneNet
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• Project selected in the last call for TDO-DSO-
Customer cooperation
• EU Contribution: 30 Million Euro
• 70 partners to cover grid operators all across Europe
• Coordinator: Fraunhofer FIT – Center for Digital Energy in
Aachen
• OneNet Strategic Objective
• OneNet will develop an open and flexible architecture to
transform the actual European electricity system, which is
often managed in a fragmented country- or area-level way,
into a pan-European smarter and more efficient one, where
market and network technical operations are reciprocally
coordinated closer to real time i) among them, ii) across
different countries iii) while maximizing the consumer
capabilities to participate in an open market structure

8. Open Source and dual use of data as key
ingredient of an open platform
̵ Architectural proposal of H2020 PlatOne:
̵ Multi-layered hybrid IoT/off chain vs
DLT/Blockchain/Smart Contract to
enable:
̵ Consumer access layer
̵ Optimal coordination and operation of
fair and transparent multi-stakeholder
marketplaces
̵ Dual Use of data for market and
technical services
̵ Integration of legacy solutions
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PlatOne and SOGNO exploitation | Brussels, 14/2/2020 | RWTH Aachen University | A. Monti

9. Putting all together to overcome limits of legacy
solutions
̵ Combining the solutions envisioned in the previous
architecture, here we have:
̵ Secure data link thanks to blockchain
̵ Integration of legacy DMS
̵ Link to market for dual use of data
̵ Integrated data bus for flexible integration of
new services
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PlatOne and SOGNO exploitation | Brussels, 14/2/2020 | RWTH Aachen University | A. Monti

10. OPENDEI – 25.03.2020
• Main deliverable will be a Universal
Market Enabling Interface (UMEI)
• Through this concept, grids will
become capable of accommodating all
future scenarios through the active
use of grid services, acting as an
extensive toolbox of flexibility
solutions and innovate market
mechanisms
• Enabling Interface (UMEI) will interlink
active system management with
electricity markets and the provision
of flexibility services, taking also into
consideration the activation needs
and the coordination requirements
with both commercial parties and
TSOs
EUniversal: Creating the right links to Flexibility Markets for DSO
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11. OPENDEI – 25.03.2020
• This project focuses really on how customers can really become an active player in the
future energy system
• Key contributions are expected in the area of data modeling
INTERCONNECT: bringing the end customer into the picture
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Image courtesy of TNO

12. OPENDEI – 25.03.2020
• To support sector
cooupling and to go also
in the Smart City
direction, it is necessary
to open energy
platforms even further
• FIWARE offers a perfect
solution to break the
sylos and bring data
together
Going across sectors
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Databus
Services
3rd Party SOGNO (Grid Operator IoT) Fiware
Grafana
SE Load Pred.
VILLASweb
Message Broker
Time Series DB
SOGNO API
IoT Agent
Context Broker
Restoration
SCADA

13. OPENDEI – 25.03.2020
• It is not possible to come to a single European platform but we should more talk about
platform of platforms or interaction of platforms
• In this context the key ingredient are the interfaces/interconnectors
• The goal is to enable the widest set of interactions among the players in support of the
vision of a Digital Single Market in Europe
• National situations are different and different will be the implementation country by
country and also within a single country
• Sector coupling is also a key element and together then the integration in the Smart
City. Here a key role is played by the interface to CEF Building blocks such as “Context
Broker” from FIWARE
Some lessons learned and conclusions
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14. For More Information
Prepared for:
European Parliament
Directorate-General Internal Policies
Directorate G - Impact Assessment and European Added Value
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