SINA - Smart Interoperability Architecture An architecture fostering the interoperability between smart building technology from different manufacturers and smart grid infrastructure to enable new business models for energy services
Andreas Rumsch, Christoph Imboden, Alberto Calatroni, Martin, Camenzind, Edith Birrer, Andrew Paice

TL;DR
SINA is a decentralized, blockchain-based architecture designed to enable interoperability among smart building appliances and smart grid systems, fostering new energy service business models while ensuring data privacy and security.
Contribution
It introduces a decentralized, open-source architecture using blockchain and smart contracts to facilitate interoperability and secure data exchange in smart buildings and grids.
Findings
Decentralized architecture avoids vendor lock-in.
Blockchain ensures transparent and immutable data transactions.
Includes a matchmaking feature for service provider and customer connection.
Abstract
More and more household appliances connect to the Internet and exchange data freely. This is the foundation for true smart buildings. However, there is still no uniform communication technology available, which can connect all appliances from all vendors. Protocols differ between manufacturers making interoperability difficult or even impossible. Manufacturers cannot rely on a reference for the implementation and real estate developers and operators are reluctant to commit to a system until it is clear which one will prevail. A similar situation is evident in smart grids and applies equally to the energy supply industry. This fragmentation ultimately leads to missed opportunities in terms of business models which could connect customers with service providers. We present a first draft of an architecture: SINA - Smart Interoperability Architecture. SINA is based on existing decentralized…
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Taxonomy
TopicsBlockchain Technology Applications and Security · Smart Grid Security and Resilience · Caching and Content Delivery
