MiniDES - Lightweight Python Simulation Framework for Interconnected Renewable Resources
Schlund J, Reisenweber J, German R (2019)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2019
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference 2019
Event location: Long Beach, CA
Abstract
Photovoltaic systems and battery storages are
increasingly installed on distribution feeders. As the digitization
of the grid evolves, collective control paradigms of
distributed assets become possible. The proposed simulator
MiniDES is a generic python framework to model and
interconnect such distributed assets in flexible control
scenarios and modular simulation setups. An integrated
aggregator model allows for versatile queries, different
state-dependent control setups as well as postprocessing
all data obtained during simulation. The framework is
available as open source, portable and offers a template
with household scenarios to build upon. In addition, the
simulator can easily be coupled with the electric power system
simulator OpenDSS in order to include a power flow
analysis. An exemplary case study collectively optimizes the
inverter power of a 20 household community, each with
a rooftop photovoltaic plant and a battery, and achieves
loss savings of 33% as well as considerable increases in
self-sufficiency in comparison to the individual control
case. The according power flow analysis showed that the
increased line losses caused by the increased grid utilization
of the collective control case are negligible compared to
the loss savings. In addition, our simulation shows that
the beneficial community control is economically infeasible
with a conventional price mechanism and that economic
feasibility can be achieved by introducing a more dynamic
price mechanism.
Authors with CRIS profile
Jonas Schlund
Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems)
Julian Reisenweber
Chair of Engineering Design
Reinhard German
Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems)
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How to cite
APA:
Schlund, J., Reisenweber, J., & German, R. (2019). MiniDES - Lightweight Python Simulation Framework for Interconnected Renewable Resources. In Proceedings of the IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference 2019. Long Beach, CA, US.
MLA:
Schlund, Jonas, Julian Reisenweber, and Reinhard German. "MiniDES - Lightweight Python Simulation Framework for Interconnected Renewable Resources." Proceedings of the IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference 2019, Long Beach, CA 2019.
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