Towards autonomous software-defined IIoT-Edge networks in offshore wind farms

Offshore wind farms are growing in complexity and size, expanding deeper into maritime environments to capture stronger and steadier wind energy. Like other domains in the energy sector, the wind energy domain is continuing to digitalize its systems by embracing Industry 4.0 technologies such as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Edge computing, and virtualization. Adopting these technologies creates dynamic, scalable, and cost-effective data acquisition systems. These next-generation data acquisition systems rely on a communication network that facilitates real-time critical, time sensitive data transfer.

As such, offshore wind farm operators are set to adopt the vendor-agnostic, state-of-the-art software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) technologies in the design of next-generation data acquisition systems.

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Cite our works:

1. Mwangi, A., Sundsgaard, K., Vilaplana, J. A. L., Vilerá, K. V., & Yang, G. (2023, June). A system-based framework for optimal sensor placement in smart grids. In 2023 IEEE Belgrade PowerTech (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

@inproceedings{mwangi2023system,
title={A system-based framework for optimal sensor placement in smart grids},
author={Mwangi, Agrippina and Sundsgaard, Konrad and Vilaplana, Jose Angel Leiva and Viler{\'a}, Kaio Vin{\'\i}cius and Yang, Guangya},
booktitle={2023 IEEE Belgrade PowerTech},
pages={1--6},
year={2023},
organization={IEEE}
}

2. Mwangi, A., Fumagalli, E., Gryning, M., & Gibescu, M. (2023, October). Building Resilience for SDN-Enabled IoT Networks in Offshore Renewable Energy Supply. In 2023 IEEE 9th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) (pp. 1-2). IEEE.

@inproceedings{mwangi2023building,
title={Building Resilience for SDN-Enabled IoT Networks in Offshore Renewable Energy Supply},
author={Mwangi, Agrippina and Fumagalli, Elena and Gryning, Mikkel and Gibescu, Madeleine},
booktitle={2023 IEEE 9th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT)},
pages={1--2},
year={2023},
organization={IEEE}
}

3. Mwangi, A.; Sahay, R.; Fumagalli, E.; Gryning, M.; Gibescu, M. Towards a Software-Defined Industrial IoT-Edge Network for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Farms: State of the Art, Resilience, and Self-X Network and Service Management. Energies 2024, 17, 2897. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17122897

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AUTHOR = {Mwangi, Agrippina and Sahay, Rishikesh and Fumagalli, Elena and Gryning, Mikkel and Gibescu, Madeleine},
TITLE = {Towards a Software-Defined Industrial IoT-Edge Network for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Farms: State of the Art, Resilience, and Self-X Network and Service Management},
JOURNAL = {Energies},
VOLUME = {17},
YEAR = {2024},
NUMBER = {12},
ARTICLE-NUMBER = {2897},
URL = {https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/12/2897},
ISSN = {1996-1073},
DOI = {10.3390/en17122897}
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