Research and Development of IoT based Solutions for Introduction the Cloud-aided Control in the Energy Systems

The paper describes the development and implementation of Internet of Things oriented solutions which are expected to help the introduction of Cloud computing in the industrial and home energy management systems. The challenges in front of the control of energy systems are outlined in order to motivate the introduction of smart metering infrastructure and information technologies. Two models of IoT based solutions are explained which consider the Internet connectivity of modern and legacy measurement and control equipment. Experimental results are given.