BEOP: A Framework Enabling Validation of Realworld Energy Management Systems

With the rise of renewable energy, electric vehicles, and batteries, residential buildings are evolving into prosumers, requiring energy management systems (EMSs) to optimize selfconsumption and grid support. Simulations often fail to capture real-world complexities such as fluctuating weather, hardware behavior, and communication delays. To address this, we present the Building Energy Operation Platform (BEOP), a modular and scalable framework for validating real-world EMSs. BEOP supports various EMS types, integrates hardware and software components, and allows multi-resolution performance analysis. Demonstrated through a schedule-based optimization use case, we highlight the impact of real-world factors on EMS performance and advance research in forecasting, optimization, and grid stability.