AI-Based Physical and Virtual Platform with 5-Layered Architecture for Sustainable Smart Energy City Development

Sanguk Park, Sanghoon Lee, Sangmin Park and Sehyun Park
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Sanguk Park: School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Sanghoon Lee: School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Sangmin Park: School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Sehyun Park: School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 16, 1-30

Abstract: To build sustainable smart energy cities (SECs) around the world, many countries are now combining customized services and businesses within their energy infrastructure and urban environments. Such changes could then promote the development of platforms that ultimately provide benefits for citizens such as convenience, safety, and cost savings. Currently, the development of technologies for SECs focuses on independent products and unit technology. However, this is problematic, as it may not be possible to develop sustainable cities if there is a lack of connectivity between various elements within the SEC. To solve such problems, this paper presents an AI-based physical and virtual platform using a 5-layer architecture to develop a sustainable smart energy city (SSEC). The architecture employs both a top-down and bottom-up approach and the links between each energy element in the SSEC can readily be analyzed. The economic analysis based on return on investment (ROI) is carried out by comparing the economic benefits before and after the application of this system. Deploying the proposed platform will enable the speedy development and application of new services for SSECs and will provide SSECs with measures to ensure sustainable development, such as rapid urban development, and cost reductions.

Keywords: energy; Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; layering architecture; smart home/building; sustainable smart energy city; platform; digital-twin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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