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Implementing Distributed Energy Resources Management Systems
Luxoft helped implement DERMS components across distribution grids, from R&D to implementation
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SUCCESS STORY
Luxoft helped implement DERMS components across distribution grids, from R&D to implementation
3 min read
A global energy expert in high reliability electricity transmission and distribution
Full-cycle application development, including R&D, design, architecture, implementation and integration
The energy industry is rapidly evolving. There has been pressure to develop systems capable of managing distributed energy resources (DERs), yet immense uncertainty due to a fast-moving digital market and regulations struggling to keep up.
Historically, Load Management Systems (LMS) were used for lowering system loads using one-way communication. While satisfactory for several decades, the emergence of the “smart grid” in the early 2000s brought Demand Response Management Systems (DRMS) to the market, with the capability for two-way communication. A DRMS receives information from load control devices and then determines the availability of resources, helping precisely control customers’ energy loads at selected locations on the grid. This capability led utility companies to gradually replace LMS with DRMS.
Going forward, Distributed Energy Resources Management Systems (DERMS) have gained momentum in the 2010s due to the increase of renewables and the ability to store energy at the consumer level, making the following true:
Our client, a leading energy and utilities business and Fortune 100 company, needed to develop a Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) that they could bring to the market to meet their customers’ demand.
Luxoft gathered a team of ten energy and software development experts to implement DERMS components. The client wanted to start with several R&D projects to develop prototypes that could adapt to more complex energy systems (solar, wind and consumer-based energy storage).
Effective distributed energy resources (DER) management is key to succeeding in the changing energy market. Utilities need to balance customer demands (such as rooftop solar and storage) with the economic impact on non-DER customers, and adapt tariff schemes accordingly.
Strong leadership, industry knowledge, and over 12 years’ experience of delivering projects in the energy industry (combined with deep technology expertise), made Luxoft a great fit for the project. The distributed team adopted an Agile approach to formulate requirements, determine the best solution architecture, and deliver the right components to get to market faster.
Luxoft was involved in the full project lifecycle, i.e. requirements exploration, the R&D phase, architecture design, development, testing, and delivery.
By developing the source code for seven different DERMS system components, Luxoft delivered the following DERMS features:
Luxoft also customized different parts of the solution for particular end-client needs and integrated with the Integrated Distribution Management System (IDMS). As the evolution of the DERMS product progresses, Luxoft continues to deliver new features periodically, making sure our client stays ahead of the market.
We can help energy companies to improve, to change and ‘level up’ their operations efficiency, for all assets.
Our software solution addresses the economic and technical challenges posed by customer-owned DERs.
The solution enabled our client to:
The software is customizable and can be easily integrated for end clients (i.e. cities, states, regions).
Currently, a few regions have already implemented this DERMS module, and the solution is annually presented to industry experts at popular industry exhibitions.
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