Browsing by Author "Baktir, Selcuk"

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Cloud Computing for Smart Grid applications
(ELSEVIER, 2014) Baktir, Selcuk; Gungor, Vehbi Cagri; Yigit, Melike; 0000-0003-0803-8372; AGÜ, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü; Gungor, Vehbi Cagri
A reliable and efficient communications system is required for the robust, affordable and secure supply of power through Smart Grids (SG). Computational requirements for Smart Grid applications can be met by utilizing the Cloud Computing (CC) model. Flexible resources and services shared in network, parallel processing and omnipresent access are some features of Cloud Computing that are desirable for Smart Grid applications. Eventhough the Cloud Computing model is considered efficient for Smart Grids, it has some constraints such as security and reliability. In this paper, the Smart Grid architecture and its applications are focused on first. The Cloud Computing architecture is explained thoroughly. Then, Cloud Computing for Smart Grid applications are also introduced in terms of efficiency, security and usability. Cloud platforms’ technical and security issues are analyzed. Finally, cloud service based existing Smart Grid projects and open research issues are presented.
Collecting smart meter data via public transportation buses
(WILEY111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ, 2016) Bilgin, Bilal Erman; Baktir, Selcuk; Gungor, Vehbi Cagri; AGÜ, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü; Gungor, Vehbi Cagri
With advances in technology, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have found new applications and their popularity has increased dramatically. In several applications, WSNs have the potential to replace wired data communication systems, e.g. in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) they are the natural option for data communication. WSNs are also proposed for data communication in the emerging smart grid. In this study, the authors merge these two application domains, i.e. VANET and smart grids, and propose a novel solution for effective smart grid data communication. The authors' proposed scheme achieves the task of collecting data from smart meters by utilising VANETs. Using network simulator-2 and with different routing protocols, the authors have performed simulations and shown the efficacy of their scheme in terms of average end-to-end delay and delivery ratio.
QoS-Aware MAC protocols utilizing sectored antenna for wireless sensor networks-based smart grid applications
(WILEY111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ, 2017) Yigit, Melike; Incel, Ozlem Durmaz; Baktir, Selcuk; Gungor, V. Cagri; AGÜ, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü; Gungor, V. Cagri
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are the most commonly deployed technology in smart grid environments owing to their advantages including low cost and successful adoption in various harsh smart grid environments. However, providing the quality of service (QoS) requirements of smart grid applications with WSNs is difficult because of the power constraints of sensor nodes and unreliable wireless links. In order to meet the QoS requirements of smart grid applications usingWSNs, in this paper, we first propose a QoS-aware omnidirectional antenna-based medium access control (QODA-MAC). Then, in order to investigate the impact of using sectored antennas on meeting QoS requirements, we also propose another QoS-aware four-sectored antenna-based MAC protocol (QFSA-MAC). The aim of the proposed approaches is to increase channel utilization with efficient service differentiation considering traffic flows with different requirements as well as providing reliable and fast delivery of data. We measure the performance of QODA-MAC and QFSA-MAC by making extensive simulations and compare them with each other. The results show that QFSA-MAC outperforms the QODA-MAC protocol and satisfies QoS requirements of smart grid applications by achieving significant improvement in terms of latency, energy consumption and data delivery. Copyright (C) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.