Interoperability, Scalability, and Availability of Energy Types in Hybrid Heating Systems

Abstract

A promising approach to improve sustainability within the energy sector is to incorporate renewable energy sources into existing energy systems. However, such hybrid energy systems have several characteristics that make developing and coordinating the challenging, e.g. due to the need to manage large amounts of heterogeneous data in a distributed and dynamic manner. This paper analyses important characteristics of hybrid heating systems, such as interoperability, scalability, and availability of energy sources. The purpose is to determine how the availability of different energy sources within a hybrid heating system affects sustainability and environmental impact, as well as how interoperability and scalability can affect the overall performance of the hybrid heating system. All these quality characteristic parameters were considered in the aspect of heterogeneous data management.