Abstract
The Tactical Microgrid Communications and Controls Standard (TMS), MIL-STD-3071 was developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) and gives a way for power devices to communicate through the Data Distribution Service (DDS). The standard utilizes DDS as a middleware between domain and device, where the devices may include generators, inverters, load banks, and energy storage systems. Devices developed before the standard do not use TMS, but instead use legacy protocols, such as Modbus and DNP3. To overcome this communication issue, a stack converter was developed to allow legacy devices to translate Modbus to TMS through DDS. This paper presents the research into developing TMS compliance of legacy Modbus power devices and how a working microgrid can implement the plug-and-play capabilities of these devices. Testing was done on an industry-grade microgrid at the Center for Microgrid Research (CMR) at the University of St. Thomas campus.