A scoping review of In-the-loop paradigms in the energy sector focusing on software-in-the-loop

Energy Informatics

Table 8 Experimental validation and report advantages of SIL

Validation and reported benefits of SIL	References
Closed-loop interoperability validation	Guerrero et al. (2016)
Validation of control approach prior to field testing	Rossi et al. (2019), Tuominen et al. (2017)
Useful in classroom teaching, control education or demonstrations	Singh and Shubhanga (2017), Kwon and Choi (1999)
Testing and deploying optimal control algorithms	Singh and Shubhanga (2017)
Design and modification benefits of control algorithms (also in high-level programming languages)	Osadcuks and Galins (2012), Kwon and Choi (1999)
Enables model-driven architecture and software development	Osadcuks and Galins (2012)
Enables transferring the control system to the field with minimal change	Osadcuks and Galins (2012)
Analysis of system behavior under different system operating scenarios	Guerrero et al. (2021)
Analysis of real-time performance of the control algorithm	Guerrero et al. 2021)