Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid system

Demand Side Management (DSM) is a vital issue in smart grids, given the time-varying user demand for electricity and power generation cost over a day. On the other hand, wireless communications with ubiquitous connectivity and low latency have emerged as a suitable option for smart grid. The design...

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Main Authors: Md. Farhad Hossain, Kumudu S. Munasinghe, Nishant Jagannath, Khandakar Tanvir Ahmed, Md. Nabid Hasan, Ibrahim Elgendi, Abbas Jamalipour
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-04-01
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author Md. Farhad Hossain
Kumudu S. Munasinghe
Nishant Jagannath
Khandakar Tanvir Ahmed
Md. Nabid Hasan
Ibrahim Elgendi
Abbas Jamalipour
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Kumudu S. Munasinghe
Nishant Jagannath
Khandakar Tanvir Ahmed
Md. Nabid Hasan
Ibrahim Elgendi
Abbas Jamalipour
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description Demand Side Management (DSM) is a vital issue in smart grids, given the time-varying user demand for electricity and power generation cost over a day. On the other hand, wireless communications with ubiquitous connectivity and low latency have emerged as a suitable option for smart grid. The design of any DSM system using a wireless network must consider the wireless link impairments, which is missing in existing literature. In this paper, we propose a DSM system using a Real-Time Pricing (RTP) mechanism and a wireless Neighborhood Area Network (NAN) with data transfer uncertainty. A Zigbee-based Internet of Things (IoT) model is considered for the communication infrastructure of the NAN. A sample NAN employing XBee and Raspberry Pi modules is also implemented in real-world settings to evaluate its reliability in transferring smart grid data over a wireless link. The proposed DSM system determines the optimal price corresponding to the optimum system welfare based on the two-way wireless communications among users, decision-makers, and energy providers. A novel cost function is adopted to reduce the impact of changes in user numbers on electricity prices. Simulation results indicate that the proposed system benefits users and energy providers. Furthermore, experimental results demonstrate that the success rate of data transfer significantly varies over the implemented wireless NAN, which can substantially impact the performance of the proposed DSM system. Further simulations are then carried out to quantify and analyze the impact of wireless communications on the electricity price, user welfare, and provider welfare.
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spelling doaj-art-ad6f9bba2d7a4aed9fdb8e36024a4aba2025-08-20T02:28:37ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Digital Communications and Networks2352-86482025-04-0111249350410.1016/j.dcan.2024.06.005Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid systemMd. Farhad Hossain0Kumudu S. Munasinghe1Nishant Jagannath2Khandakar Tanvir Ahmed3Md. Nabid Hasan4Ibrahim Elgendi5Abbas Jamalipour6Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.School of Information Technology and Systems, University of Canberra, ACT 2617, AustraliaSchool of Information Technology and Systems, University of Canberra, ACT 2617, AustraliaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1205, BangladeshDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1205, BangladeshSchool of Information Technology and Systems, University of Canberra, ACT 2617, AustraliaSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaDemand Side Management (DSM) is a vital issue in smart grids, given the time-varying user demand for electricity and power generation cost over a day. On the other hand, wireless communications with ubiquitous connectivity and low latency have emerged as a suitable option for smart grid. The design of any DSM system using a wireless network must consider the wireless link impairments, which is missing in existing literature. In this paper, we propose a DSM system using a Real-Time Pricing (RTP) mechanism and a wireless Neighborhood Area Network (NAN) with data transfer uncertainty. A Zigbee-based Internet of Things (IoT) model is considered for the communication infrastructure of the NAN. A sample NAN employing XBee and Raspberry Pi modules is also implemented in real-world settings to evaluate its reliability in transferring smart grid data over a wireless link. The proposed DSM system determines the optimal price corresponding to the optimum system welfare based on the two-way wireless communications among users, decision-makers, and energy providers. A novel cost function is adopted to reduce the impact of changes in user numbers on electricity prices. Simulation results indicate that the proposed system benefits users and energy providers. Furthermore, experimental results demonstrate that the success rate of data transfer significantly varies over the implemented wireless NAN, which can substantially impact the performance of the proposed DSM system. Further simulations are then carried out to quantify and analyze the impact of wireless communications on the electricity price, user welfare, and provider welfare.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352864824000737Smart gridReal time pricingDemand side managementWireless communicationsZigbee
spellingShingle Md. Farhad Hossain
Kumudu S. Munasinghe
Nishant Jagannath
Khandakar Tanvir Ahmed
Md. Nabid Hasan
Ibrahim Elgendi
Abbas Jamalipour
Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid system
Digital Communications and Networks
Smart grid
Real time pricing
Demand side management
Wireless communications
Zigbee
title Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid system
title_full Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid system
title_fullStr Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid system
title_full_unstemmed Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid system
title_short Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid system
title_sort demand side management with wireless channel impact in iot enabled smart grid system
topic Smart grid
Real time pricing
Demand side management
Wireless communications
Zigbee
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352864824000737
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