Emerging IoT and Blockchain Technologies for Power System Operation and Control

As a rapidly increasing number of distributed resources (e.g., controllable loads, DERs, energy storages, etc.) are being deployed in power systems, their values and impacts on the electric power systems, especially from the perspectives of operation and control, remain to be explored. Particularly, IoT and Blockchain technologies have enabled the distributed resources to participate in power system operation and control as transactive energy, serving both the grids and customers. This panel session aims to discuss the emerging IoT and Blockchain technologies and their applications in modern power systems that could bring remarkable benefits to the smart grid. Specifically, the discussion will focus on how these technologies are applied in terms of power system control. We will explore these technologies from both industrial and academic points of view, discuss how they are improving and motivating the smart grid development, as well as emerging challenges from actual engineering cases and their solutions. The proposed session will include four presentations, followed by a Q&A after each presentation, and an open panel discussion