Implementation of wireless industrial networks for industrial smart grids

Though industry is one of the major consumers of electricity but Demand Response (DR) research in the industrial sector is relatively immature. The use of wireless technologies as a part of demand response infrastructure in industry has benefits, including increased flexibility of operation and reduced installation and maintenance costs. In this study, a demonstration system of the infrastructure for demand response in industries is developed using two independent (and competing) standards for industrial wireless networks: WirelessHART and ISA100.11a. The demonstration system is tested by controlling the electrical loads using industrial wireless networks and obtaining the energy consumption data of the electrical loads on a host application for demand response.