1. Smart Grid Consumer-Provider
Relationship Analysis Using System
Modeling Approach
The 2012 IEEE International Conference on Green Computing and
Communication
November 20th - 23rd
Omar Alriyami, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Husam Suleiman, University of Waterloo
Davor Svetinovic, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Hatem Zeineldin, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

2. Overview
• Electricity Gird
• Smart Grid
• Prosumer-Based Smart Grid

3. Problem (1)
Distribution
Distribution
Network
Network
Prosumer
Prosumer

4. Problem (2)
Distribution
Distribution
Network
Network
Prosumer
Prosumer
xx

5. Problem (3)
• Reliability
• Privacy
• Efficiency

6. Contribution
• Abstract level of requirements
• Analyze the requirements

7. Main Actors
Provider
Provider Central Authority
Central Authority
Smart Meter
Smart Meter
Consumer
Consumer Network Control
Network Control
Smart Meter
Smart Meter

8. Phases
• Registration Phase
• Request Phase
• Delivery Phase
• Confirmation Phase

9. Registration Phase

10. Request Phase

11. Delivery Phase

12. Confirmation Phase

13. Analysis (1)
Registration Phase One Time
Request Phase Frequent
Delivery Phase Frequent
Confirmation Phase Frequent

14. Analysis (2)
• Centralized communication
• Communication between prosumers
• Decentralized Payment
• Smart meter security

15. Analysis (3)
• Centralized communication
• Communication between prosumers
• Decentralized Payment
• Smart meter security

16. Future Work (1)
• BitCoin
• NameCoin

17. Future Work (2)
• Building a smart grid market system with:
• DeCentralized communication
• Secured Communication between
prosumers
• Extended Decentralized Payment

18. That’s all
• Thanks for listening
• Any Questions?
• oalriyami@masdar.ac.ae