Cloud-Based Interoperability in Residential Energy Systems

TL;DR

This paper introduces a scalable cloud-edge architecture for interoperable control of residential energy resources, enabling real-time management and integration of diverse DER devices through standards-based communication.

Contribution

It proposes a microservice-based, cloud-edge framework that facilitates interoperability between Modbus devices and IEEE 2030.5 systems, supporting dynamic configuration and control in smart grids.

Findings

Successful mapping of inverter registers to IEEE 2030.5 telemetry

Real-time Volt-VAR Curve updates with minimal latency

Demonstrated flexibility and scalability of the architecture

Abstract

As distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar PV, batteries and electric vehicles become increasingly prevalent at the edge, maintaining grid stability requires advanced monitoring and control mechanisms. This paper presents a scalable smart grid gateway architecture that enables interoperability between Modbus-based inverters and IEEE 2030.5 cloud-based control systems. The proposed solution leverages Azure cloud services and edge-computing gateway devices to support dynamic configuration, telemetry ingestion, remote control and Volt-VAR Curve deployment. A microservice-based architecture ensures flexibility and scalability across diverse deployment scenarios, including both gateway-mediated and direct-to-cloud device communication. Results demonstrate the successful mapping of a Fronius Primo inverter's Modbus registers to IEEE 2030.5-compliant telemetry and control functions. Additionally, we evaluate real-time VVC updates and their impact on local voltage regulation, showcasing dynamic cloud-to-edge control with minimal latency. This work highlights the potential of virtualised, standards-based control infrastructures to support DER integration and active grid participation, while remaining adaptable to evolving smart grid architectures.