A Review of Predictive Software for the Design of Community Microgrids

This paper discusses adding a spatial dimension to the design of community microgrid projects in the interest of expanding the existing discourse related to energy performance optimization measures. A multidimensional vision for designing community microgrids with higher energy performance is consid...

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Published in:Journal of engineering (Cairo, Egypt) Egypt), 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-13
Main Authors: Rahimian, Mina, Duarte, Jose M. Pinto, Iulo, Lisa D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Climate change
Computer simulation
Distributed generation
Efficiency
Electric power grids
Electricity distribution
Emissions
Energy resources
Energy sources
Greenhouse gases
Infrastructure
Load distribution (forces)
Onsite
R&D
Research & development
Simulation
Software development tools
Software packages
Stress concentration
Supply & demand
Sustainability
Well construction
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Summary:This paper discusses adding a spatial dimension to the design of community microgrid projects in the interest of expanding the existing discourse related to energy performance optimization measures. A multidimensional vision for designing community microgrids with higher energy performance is considered, leveraging urban form (superstructure) to understand how it impacts the performance of the system’s distributed energy resources and loads (infrastructure). This vision engages the design sector in the technical conversation of developing community microgrids, leading to energy efficient designs of microgrid-connected communities well before their construction. A new generation of computational modeling and simulation tools that address this interaction are required. In order to position the research, this paper presents a survey of existing software packages, belonging to two distinct categories of modeling, simulation, and evaluation of community microgrids: the energy infrastructure modeling and the urban superstructure energy modeling. Results of this software survey identify a lack in software tools and simulation packages that simultaneously address the necessary interaction between the superstructure and infrastructure of community microgrids, given the importance of its study. Conclusions represent how a proposed experimental software prototype may fill an existing gap in current related software packages.
ISSN:2314-4904
2314-4912
2314-4912
DOI:10.1155/2018/5350981