Publicado em: 28/02/2012

Dissertação de Mestrado em Sistemas Embarcados

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
INSTITUTO DE INFORMÁTICA
PROGRAMA DE POS-GRADUAÇÃO EM COMPUTAÇÃO
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DEFESA DE DISSERTAÇÃO DE MESTRADO

Aluno: Lucas Bortolaso Torri
Orientador: Prof. Dr. Carlos Eduardo Pereira

Título: An Extensible Platform Proposal for Micro Metering in Smart Appliances
Linha de Pesquisa: Sistemas Embarcados

Data: 01/03/2012
Hora: 13h
Local: Sala INF (Auditório). Prédio 43413(67) – Instituto de Informática

Banca Examinadora:
Prof. Dr. Antônio Augusto Medeiros Fröhlich (UFSC)
Prof. Dr. João Cesar Netto (UFRGS)
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Götz (UFRGS)

Presidente da Banca: Prof. Dr. Carlos Eduardo Pereira

Abstract:
Since its original conception, for over 100 years, the current energy system has experienced little changes. However, the increasing complexity of the infrastructure, together with the growing global demand for energy, have imposed many challenges that its original constitution did not foresee, which has resulted in problems such as blackouts along with other energy supply failures. Moreover, over the last few years, some diversification in energy generation has been seen, especially in developed countries, encouraging the use of distributed and renewable energy sources. Despite the lack of upgrades, improvements in the areas of computing, embedded electronics, and technologies employed in sensors and actuators assembly have enabled the creation of a modern automated and distributed power grid. This grid, better known as Smart Grid, enhances several factors of the current power network, bringing new perspectives in electricity management, operation, generation, transmission and distribution. Within the context of Smart Grids, Smart Appliances proposes an extension of regular appliances with intelligence and self awareness of their energy use, so that they are able to monitor, protect and automatically adjust its operation according to the owner’s needs and availability of this resource. That is, besides of being smart, they feature ability to use the information available on the Smart Grid to adapt its running behavior. Even though the increased interest around these concepts, there is still a gap of standards and technologies enabling the creation and embedding of intelligent devices in residences and buildings. The present project attempts to study and conceptualize Smart Grid, surveying existing standardization groups, as well as conceptualize Smart Appliances, evaluating existing projects and research, proposing a platform that allows the building of such devices.

Keywords:
Smart Grid, Smart Appliances, micro metering.