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OpenPMU uses a publish/subscribe method for wide area communication. By using the MQTT protocol, multicast like flexibility is achieved over wide area networks. Details can be found in the publications below.
OpenPMU support IEEE C37.118.2 and IEC 61850-90-5 messaging formats for interoperability with other systems. Additionally, a demonstrator of secure communication using IEC 61850-90-5 is available.
Internally, OpenPMU uses an extensible, human readable, communication methodology through exchange of XML datagrams. This allows for interoperability across various platforms and research/prototyping environments (Matlab/Labview/Python).
Further details of the OpenPMU communication system is available in our publications.
Further Reading:
Modernizing wide-area grid communications for distributed energy resource applications using MQTT publish-subscribe protocol
J. C. Hastings and D. M. Laverty, "Modernizing wide-area grid communications for distributed energy resource applications using MQTT publish-subscribe protocol," 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2017, pp. 1-5.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8274486/
Design and Implementation of Security Gateway for Synchrophasor Based Real-Time Control and Monitoring in Smart Grid
IEEE Access
Khan, R., McLaughlin, K., Laverty, D. & Sezer, S. Jul 2016
R. Khan, K. Mclaughlin, D. Laverty and S. Sezer, "Design and Implementation of Security Gateway for Synchrophasor Based Real-Time Control and Monitoring in Smart Grid," in IEEE Access, vol. 5, pp. 11626-11644, 2017
(OPEN ACCESS) - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7961134/
Analysis of IEEE C37.118 and IEC 61850-90-5 Synchrophasor Communication Frameworks
IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting 2016, Boston, USA
Khan, R., McLaughlin, K., Laverty, D. & Sezer, S. Jul 2016
R. Khan, K. McLaughlin, D. Laverty and S. Sezer, "Analysis of IEEE C37.118 and IEC 61850-90-5 synchrophasor communication frameworks," 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Boston, MA, 2016, pp. 1-5.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7741343/
IEEE C37.118.2 Synchrophasor Communication Framework
International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy
Khan, R., McLaughlin, K., Laverty, D. & Sezer, S. 21 Feb 2016 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy. SciTePress, p. 159-170