A survey on systems integration in the energy automation domain through OPC interface

Abstract

The Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control (OPC) interface provides an effective means to exchange data between automation-related entities, both hardware and software. Since its creation, it has been profusely used not only for industrial scenarios but also for other spheres, among which energy automation is an important scope. In order to portray the relevance of such protocol, this paper presents a survey of applications of OPC communication to manage systems integration in the context of energy automation.Palabras Clave: industrial communications, OPC, energy automation, Smart Grid, interoperability.

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“…The data exchange between the LabVIEW-based SCADA and the PLC (model s7-1500) that governs the actuators and retrieves data from the sensors has been established by means of the Open Platform Communications (OPC) interface. This interface is widely used in both industrial and energy automation [7,10]. For this purpose, the NI OPC Servers and the Datalogging and Supervisory Control (DSC) module (add-on software for the LabVIEW environment) have been used.…”