Research Article

Smart Grid as a Service: A Discussion on Design Issues

Table 1

Comparison of SOA in smart grids.

LiteratureHierarchical architectureTrading process System design featureSimulator
SGLCCLMGL

Verschueren et al. [2] YesYesYesN/AControl strategies for power gridOMNeT++

Chen et al. [3]YesNoYesN/AGeneric service interfacing method for service standardizationNone

Pham et al. [4]YesNoYesN/ADecision algorithm for power systemMATLAB and AREVA OTS

Enose [5]YesYesYesN/AUnified management system for smart gridNone

SGaaS (This work)YesYesYesAuction, matching, or optimizationDistributed multiagent systemMATLAB and JADE

SGL: smart grid level, CCL: coordination control level, MGL: microgrid level, and N/A: not addressed.