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@INPROCEEDINGS{CharanDande:1045824,
      author       = {Charan Dande, Chandra Sekhar and Rakhshani, Elyas and
                      Gümrükcü, Erdem and Gil, Andres Acosta and Manuel, Nithin
                      and Carta, Daniele and Lucas, Alexandre and Benigni, Andrea
                      and Monti, Antonello},
      title        = {{I}ntroduction of {L}egacy {P}rotocol {C}onverter as an
                      {I}nteroperability {S}oftware},
      publisher    = {IEEE},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2025-03623},
      pages        = {1-9},
      year         = {2025},
      abstract     = {Interoperability remains a key challenge in modern energy
                      systems, where diverse devices and platforms must
                      communicate seamlessly to enable efficient energy
                      management. This paper presents a Legacy Protocol Converter
                      (LPC) as an open-source interoperability solution based on
                      the IEEE 2030.5 standard, incorporating advanced features
                      for enhanced adaptability. The LPC bridges legacy equipment
                      using standard protocols such as Modbus and Message Queuing
                      Telemetry Transport (MQTT) with light-weight asynchronous
                      communication system, Neural Autonomic Transport System
                      (NATS). The asynchronous communication allows a large number
                      of end-points to exchange data following IEEE 2030.5
                      standards, which is not practical in the traditional
                      synchronous RESTful systems supporting IEEE 2030.5. This can
                      significantly improve the performance and flexibility of
                      communication. The implementation leverages Docker Compose
                      for streamlined service coordination and facilitates the
                      re-usability of the solutions. The LPC is designed for easy
                      integration of distributed energy resources (DER)s with
                      energy management system (EMS), aggregation platforms, and
                      Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing environments. The paper
                      presents a set of implementation architectures to highlight
                      the versatility of the LPC across multiple scenarios and
                      mediums, including Raspberry Pi and servers, demonstrating
                      its compatibility with batteries, heat pumps, and real-time
                      digital simulators. The results confirm the LPC's
                      effectiveness as a robust, scalable, and user-friendly
                      solution for bridging legacy systems with the IEEE 2030.5
                      improved for monitoring and control of distributed energy
                      resources.},
      month         = {Jun},
      date          = {2025-06-16},
      organization  = {2025 IEEE International Conference on
                       Engineering, Technology, and Innovation
                       (ICE/ITMC), Valencia (Spain), 16 Jun
                       2025 - 19 Jun 2025},
      cin          = {ICE-1},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)ICE-1-20170217},
      pnm          = {1122 - Design, Operation and Digitalization of the Future
                      Energy Grids (POF4-112) / 1123 - Smart Areas and Research
                      Platforms (POF4-112) / INTERSTORE - Interoperable
                      opeN-source Tools to Enable hybRidisation, utiliSation, and
                      moneTisation of stORage flExibility (101096511)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-1122 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-1123 /
                      G:(EU-Grant)101096511},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)8},
      doi          = {10.1109/ICE/ITMC65658.2025.11106664},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1045824},
}