Proposed framework for blockchain technology in a decentralised energy network

作     者：Oliver Dzobo Bessie Malila Lindokhuhle Sithole 

作者机构：Department of Electrical&Electronic Engineering ScienceUniversity of JohannesburgJohannesburgSouth Africa Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa 

出 版 物：《Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems》 (现代电力系统保护与控制（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第6卷第1期

页      面：396-406页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：National Reserach Fund of South Africa(NRF) Grant No.:CSRP190311422854/120397 

主　　题：Blockchain technology Distributed renewable energy sources Energy delivery Smart contract Distributed cloud storage system 

摘      要：The integration of distributed renewable energy sources into the conventional power grid has become a hot research topic, all part of attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emission. There are many distributed renewable energy sources available and the network participants in energy delivery have also increased. This makes the management of the new power grid with integrated distributed renewable energy sources extremely complex. Applying the technical advantages of blockchain technology to this complex system to manage peer-to-peer energy sharing, transmission, data storage and build smart contracts between network participants can develop an optimal consensus mechanism within the new power grid. This paper proposes a new framework for the application of blockchain in a decentralised energy network. The microgrid is assumed to be private and managed by local prosumers. An overview description of the proposed model and a case study are presented in the paper.