Smart grid now tested in GOFLEX project

The Robotina company has been a pivotal component to the actualization of the GOFLEX project’s objectives. GOFLEX is primarily aimed at innovating, integrating, and demonstrating specific desired features in smart grid technology utilization. Consequently, our role includes fixing in features to aptly ensure energy use management, optimization, and automation. This is carried out, in a way that highlights the inbuilt relevance of the smart grid technology.

The smart grid revolution is real, and we’re contributing our quota in ensuring that energy users get a better framework for their everyday energy use.

The project so far

On the GOFLEX project, we have been able to design key structures that forms the basis of an important phase of the entire GOFLEX project.

For instance, there have been an essential migration of the previous HEMS web application, unto a better functioning IoT HEMS application model. Thus, we have also designed and sorted out “things”, with a corresponding data structure conversion method, already being implemented. Robotina is working on releasing a time plot (trends data graph) for the new HEMS application. This time plot would present data in simplified form, such that users are able to determine and understand energy usage, without the complexities of the raw algorithm transmissions.

Consequently, this development is one that would most obviously bring top notch functionality to HEMS.

The cloud optimization algorithm with its intended data flow and software arrangement in cloud, is currently under construction. In this process, we are defining communicated data routes, as well as the proper structure of the software modules in cloud.

Furthermore, every required software for the HEMS controller has been duly worked upon to the completion stage. The development was thorough, and we’re passing them through the testing phase, at this time. Note that this testing is basic, and serves to ensure that only the possible best is released for public use.

We are testing the whole smart grid service, using GOFLEX’s adopted FOA device. All of the smart grid’s functionalities are built courtesy the FOA cloud services, before they are being transmitted to HEMS through the installed local FOA devices. The FOA devices would be installed in the energy utilizing house, and then programmed to communicate with HEMS, locally.

In conclusion

The GOFLEX smart grid format has being designed according to the roadmap, as agreed upon from the start of this project. Once the tests are completed, we would present a final product and also state any necessary requirements, or recommendations.