@conference {130.LuKaMuBoKuPo10, title = {Functional model of Virtual Power Plant (VPP)}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2010 CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) Session}, year = {2010}, month = {July}, address = {Paris, France}, keywords = {smart grid, unified modeling language (UML), virtual power plants}, author = {Lukovi{\'c}, Slobodan and Kaitovi{\'c}, Igor and Mura, Marcello and Bondi, Umberto and Kuli{\'c}, Filip and Popovi{\'c}, Dragan} } @conference {131.VuLuErKu10, title = {A solution for CIM based integraton of Meter Data Management in Control Center of a power system}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS{\textquoteright}10)}, year = {2010}, month = {September 9}, address = {Taranto, Italy}, abstract = {Modern power systems, in particular Control Center structures, involve more and more software applications in their normal operation. Such scenario urges for standardization of inter and intra processes communication and data exchange. In this work we propose a solution for seamless Meter Data Management (MDM) integration with Control Center structures through Common Information Model (CIM). The solution is implemented in form of a wrapper that adopts messages (i.e. payloads) to the standard requested form. The proposed solution has been verified using a simulation framework which emulates regular control and data.}, keywords = {monitoring and control, system level modeling, virtual power plants}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2010.5634169}, author = {Vukmirovi{\'c}, Srdjan and Lukovi{\'c}, Slobodan and Erdeljan, Aleksandar and Kuli{\'c}, Filip} } @conference {112.LuKaMuBo10, title = {Virtual Power Plant as a bridge between Distributed Energy Resources and Smart Grid}, booktitle = {Proceedings of 43th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS{\textquoteright}43)}, year = {2010}, month = {January}, address = {Hawaii, USA}, abstract = {The liberalization of energy markets, especially in correlation with the Smart Grid concept development, requires adjusted legislation, new business models, energy stock exchanges establishment and many other advanced instruments. Realization of these features necessitates novel concepts to support such changes in the power system while granting security and reliability of supply. Such evolution poses new challenges to ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) to bridge the gap between increased complexity of deregulated market and on the other side expected rapid growth of number of players in power systems. Increasing presence of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) implementations constitutes a further source of complexity. Bearing in mind ongoing and possible scenarios we aim to determinate the place and role of the novel Virtual Power Plants (VPP) concept, related to the Smart Grid structure. At the same time we introduce an innovative modeling approach as an instrument to determine actors and highlight their actual roles and interactions from different point of view, trying to pave the way for development of a common understanding platform for variety of stakeholders. The effectiveness of the proposed modeling concept is shown through a number of UML models representing system level description of VPP at different levels of abstraction.}, keywords = {distributed energy resources, smart grid, unified modeling language (UML), virtual power plants}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.437}, author = {Lukovi{\'c}, Slobodan and Kaitovi{\'c}, Igor and Mura, Marcello and Bondi, Umberto} } @conference {102.LuKaMuBo09, title = {Functional requirements of embedded systems for monitoring and control structure of Virtual Power Plants}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems}, year = {2009}, month = {September}, address = {Crema, Italy}, abstract = {Efficient integration of distributed renewable generation into a reliable single entity in technical and commercial terms is one of key issues for successful realization of smart-grids. The novel concept of Virtual Power Plants (VPP) emerges to be promising response to these needs. ICT is the enabling technology for VPP implementation. In fact, an efficient monitoring and control system coupled with appropriate communication structure must be designed in a scalable and modular way so that full interoperability among components of the system is achieved. On top of that, Control Center applications take care of power flow optimization (production, consumption, ancillary services) and high-level applications (e.g. energy trading, Demand Side Management etc.). In this work we focus on functional requirements for realization of such concept by means of embedded systems.}, keywords = {monitoring and control, system level modeling, virtual power plants}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2009.5341320}, author = {Lukovi{\'c}, Slobodan and Kaitovi{\'c}, Igor and Mura, Marcello and Bondi, Umberto} }