An IoT-Based Solution for Monitoring and Controlling Battery Energy Storage Systems at Residential and Commercial Levels

Alessandro Burgio (), Domenico Cimmino, Andrea Nappo, Luigi Smarrazzo and Giuseppe Donatiello
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Alessandro Burgio: Department of Innovation and Operation, Evolvere SpA Benefit Company, 20124 Milan, Italy
Domenico Cimmino: Department of Innovation and Operation, Evolvere SpA Benefit Company, 20124 Milan, Italy
Andrea Nappo: Department of Innovation and Operation, Evolvere SpA Benefit Company, 20124 Milan, Italy
Luigi Smarrazzo: Department of Innovation and Operation, Evolvere SpA Benefit Company, 20124 Milan, Italy
Giuseppe Donatiello: Department of Innovation and Operation, Evolvere SpA Benefit Company, 20124 Milan, Italy

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-21

Abstract: Today, increasing numbers of batteries are installed in residential and commercial buildings; by coordinating their operation, it is possible to favor both the exploitation of renewable sources and the safe operation of electricity grids. However, how can this multitude of battery storage systems be coordinated? Using the Application Programming Interfaces of the storage systems’ manufacturers is a feasible solution, but it has a huge limitation: communication to and from storage systems must necessarily pass through the manufacturers’ cloud infrastructure. Therefore, this article presents an IoT-based solution which allows monitoring/controlling battery storage systems, independently from the manufacturers’ cloud infrastructure. More specifically, a home gateway locally controls the battery storage using local APIs via Wi-Fi on the condition that the manufacturer enables them. If not, an auxiliary device allows the home gateway to establish a wired communication with the battery storage via the SunSpec protocol. Validations tests demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed IoT solution in monitoring and controlling ABB, Sonnen and SolarEdge storage systems.

Keywords: IoT; battery storage; battery monitoring; battery control; energy community; energy storage system; cloud computing; cloud platforms; application program interface; SunSpec (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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