Tobias Massier
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Transition towards Affordable Electricity: Tools and Methods

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Type:
Chapter in multi-author book  Open access
Authors:
Sebastian Troitzsch, Sarmad Hanif, Tobias Massier, Kai Zhang, Bilal Ahmad Bhatti, Arif Ahmed and Mohammad Jan Alam
Published in:
Transitioning to Affordable and Clean Energy, vol. 7
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-03897-777-3, Print ISBN: 978-3-03897-776-6
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Publication date:
June 2022
Editor:
Edwin Constable
Pages:
7–45
Abstract:
To decarbonize the electric energy sector, renewable energies are increasingly integrated into the generation mix. The main challenge, apart from the efficiency of renewable energy conversion, is maintaining the reliability of the electric grid, which is responsible for linking electric generators and consumers. To this end, the whole electric power system, covering generation, transmission, distribution and consumption needs to be planned and operated in a cost-effective as well as reliable manner. The research in this domain has led to the development of tailor-made open-source software tools for electric grid modeling, simulation and optimization. This chapter discusses the tools MATPOWER, GridLAB-D, MESMO and URBS, which cater to the integration of renewable energies and other distributed energy resources (DERs) in the electric grid. The key features and applications for each tool are highlighted and compared with a focus on district-scale electric grids, i.e. electric distribution systems. Furthermore, exemplary results are presented to emphasize suitable applications for each tool, based on a synthetic distribution system test case for Singapore.
Keywords:
Power system analysis, Open-source, MATPOWER, GridLAB-D, MESMO, URBS
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  year      = {2022},
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  title     = {Transition towards Affordable Electricity: {Tools} and Methods},
  date      = {2022-06},
  editor    = {Constable, Edwin},
  booktitle = {Transitioning to Affordable and Clean Energy},
  isbn      = {978-3-03897-777-3},
  publisher = {MDPI},
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