Power Line Monitoring-Based Consensus Algorithm for Performance Enhancement of Energy Blockchain Applications in Smart Grid 2.0

【Author】 Yapa, Charithri; De Alwis, Chamitha; Wijewardhana, Uditha; Liyanage, Madhusanka; Ekanayake, Janaka

【Source】IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID

【影响因子】10.275

【Abstract】Energy blockchain applications are becoming inevitable with the transformation of electricity distribution networks into the decentralized Smart Grid 2.0 architecture. The scalability of the blockchain platform plays a key role in catering to the increasing number of nodes connected due to consumer-turned-prosumers being integrated into the distribution grid in a distributed manner. Hence, this study aims to optimize blockchain utilization for Smart Grid 2.0 applications through a novel consensus mechanism, which eliminates the requirement for performing additional complex computations to mine a new block. The algorithm utilizes the grid monitoring process through the existing smart meters, and thus has been capable of reducing the energy footprint for block mining to a fraction of that of the legacy Proof-of-Work algorithm, and reducing the block creation time by similar to 60%. The proposed Power Line Monitoring-based Consensus Mechanism (PLMC) algorithm is validated using the Process Analysis Toolkit (PAT). In addition, data collected while monitoring the network for block mining is utilized for power quality measurement purposes.

【Keywords】Blockchain; consensus algorithm; energy-efficient consensus mechanism; formal model verification; power quality detection; process analysis toolkit; smart contracts

【发表时间】2025 JAN

【收录时间】2025-02-19

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