Power line monitoring-based consensus algorithm for performance enhancement of energy blockchain applications in Smart Grid 2.0

Yapa, Charithri, De Alwis, Chamitha, Wijewardhana, Uditha, Liyanage, Madhusanka and Ekanayake, Janaka ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0362-3767 2024. Power line monitoring-based consensus algorithm for performance enhancement of energy blockchain applications in Smart Grid 2.0. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 10.1109/TSG.2024.3445659

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Abstract

Energy blockchain applications are becoming inevitable with the transformation of electricity distribution networks into the decentralized Smart Grid 2.0 architecture. The scalability of the blockchain platform plays a key role in catering to the increasing number of nodes connected due to consumer-turned-prosumers being integrated into the distribution grid in a distributed manner. Hence, this study aims to optimize blockchain utilization for Smart Grid 2.0 applications through a novel consensus mechanism, which eliminates the requirement for performing additional complex computations to mine a new block. The algorithm utilizes the grid monitoring process through the existing smart meters, and thus has been capable of reducing the energy footprint for block mining to a fraction of that of the legacy Proof-of-Work algorithm, and reducing the block creation time by ~<60%. The proposed Power Line Monitoring-based Consensus Mechanism (PLMC) algorithm is validated using the Process Analysis Toolkit (PAT). In addition, data collected while monitoring the network for block mining is utilized for power quality measurement purposes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISSN:	1949-3053
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 October 2024
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2024 16:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172581

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