Remote Monitoring and Control of Distributed Energy Resources via 5G

Rezeq Direya; Ville A. Ollikainen; Ferdinanda Ponci; Antonello Monti

doi:10.1109/GPECOM65896.2025.11061986

Remote Monitoring and Control of Distributed Energy Resources via 5G

Rezeq Direya^*
, Ville A. Ollikainen
, Ferdinanda Ponci
, Antonello Monti

^*Corresponding author for this work

BA4702 Integrated energy networks and technology

RWTH Aachen University

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Abstract

This paper presents a 5G-enabled testbed for remote monitoring and control of distributed energy resources (DERs), using a grid-connected PV system as a case study. In this case, a closed-loop controller has been developed to dynamically regulate the output power of the PV system based on receiving measurements from a remote energy meter. The proposed testbed incorporates a real-time digital simulator (RTDS) and a monitoring and control unit (MCU) to evaluate real-time performance over a 5G network. Results demonstrate that the remote control over 5G can achieve low-latency performance with no packet loss, making it viable for DER management. This suggests the potential for scalable solutions for integrating DERs within smart grids.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 7th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM)
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	941-946
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3315-1323-8
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3315-1324-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GPECOM65896.2025.11061986
Publication status	Published - 2025
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	7th IEEE Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference, GPECOM 2025 - Bochum, Germany Duration: 11 Jun 2025 → 13 Jun 2025

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Conference	7th IEEE Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference, GPECOM 2025
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Bochum
Period	11/06/25 → 13/06/25

Funding

This work was supported by the ERIGrid 2.0 project, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 870620, and by the TARGET-X project, funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) under the Horizon Europe programme, Grant Agreement No. 101096614.

Keywords

5G
Control
DERs
Monitoring
RTDS

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Direya, R, Ollikainen, VA, Ponci, F & Monti, A 2025, Remote Monitoring and Control of Distributed Energy Resources via 5G. in 2025 7th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, pp. 941-946, 7th IEEE Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference, GPECOM 2025, Bochum, Germany, 11/06/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/GPECOM65896.2025.11061986

Remote Monitoring and Control of Distributed Energy Resources via 5G. / Direya, Rezeq; Ollikainen, Ville A.; Ponci, Ferdinanda et al.
2025 7th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2025. p. 941-946.

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