Design and implementation of a supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA) for a microgrid laboratory

This report presents the work conducted as a master thesis project within SmartLab laboratory of the Catalonian Institute for Energy Research (IREC). The focus of the work is on the design and development of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for the Institute?s laboratory microgrid system. Based on the pre-defined requirements, a comprehensive system has been built being prepared to configure and manage the local controllers of laboratory cabinets. As a showcase of the designed system, an example of residential autoconsumption has been emulated. Differences are pointed out with simulations by a comparative analysis between the showcase emulation and simulation in Matlab 2014a. Finally, a business idea is proposed with the active participance of the discussed technology. The microgrid and the developed SCADA are based on the needs of forthcoming projects of the Institute