7Intelligent Management of Resources in a Smart Grid-Cloud for Better Energy Efficiency
Mohammed Anis BENBLIDIA1, Leila MERGHEM-BOULAHIA1, Moez ESSEGHIR1 and Bouziane BRIK2
1 University of Technology of Troyes, France
2 CESI, Rouen, France
7.1. Introduction
With the boom of the Internet of Things (IoT), our world is becoming increasingly connected. According to a study conducted by Gartner and the European Audiovisual and Telecommunications Institute (Institut de l’audiovisuel et des télécommunications en Europe [IDATE]), the number of connected objects in the world will reach 50 billion by 20301. Given that connected objects generally require cloud computing and storage services, cloud data centers will need to process a considerable number of user queries.
Consequently, the major role played by cloud data centers in the storage, computing and management of data generated by the IoT will exponentially grow over time. One of the greatest challenges in the development of cloud data centers is their high energy consumption. Moreover, the data centers sector is estimated to account for 1.4 % of global electricity consumption (Avgerinou et al. 2017).
On the other hand, the smart grid – which is the future intelligent electrical grid – enables a bidirectional exchange of data and energy between producer and consumer. Because of this data exchange, the smart grid administrator has more information on its clients and is able to offer them more customized services that further meet ...
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