Energy 4.0: Towards IoT Applications in Kazakhstan

Abstract

The IoT is emerging as one of the most novel regulated approaches towards the future smart and green energy system. The Inter- net of Things combined with the energy management can make an efficient future with reduced costs and improved performance. IoT technologies are used in power grids to improve the performance of traditional power grids and increase their flexibility and reliability. The combination of IoT and power grid is known as a smart grid. The main concept behind smart grid is the distributed generation. Contrary to the conventional grids, distributed generation introduces small and decentralized power plants allocated near or at the end-user location. This paper discusses the existing applications of IoT technology in power industry and analyzes their possible implementations in Kazakhstan. Considering low urbanization level and low population density of KZ, the potential of IoT implementation in energy sector of country is promising. In the paper we are presenting the possible applications of the IoT in the energy sector of Kazakhstan: its future potential, benefits and the challenges and problems that are related with the adoption of Energy 4.0. A novel regulated MAS approach for the energy market as well as online power lines monitoring is presented.