Simulating Cyber-Physical Energy Systems

Challenges, Tools and Methods

Journal Article (2014)
Author(s)

P. Palensky (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology)

Edmund Widl (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology)

Atiyah Elsheikh (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology)

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DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMCC.2013.2265739
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Publication Year
2014
Language
English
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Issue number
3
Volume number
44
Pages (from-to)
318-326

Abstract

The energy system of the future is expected to be composed of a large variety of technologies and applications. However, the diverse nature of these components, their interlinked topology, and the sheer size of the system lead to an unprecedented level of complexity. Industry is confronted with severe problems in designing interoperable grid components, analyzing system stability, and improving efficiency. This paper describes the main challenges of continuous time-based and discrete event-based models of such cyber-physical energy systems. Using a characteristic test model, the scalability of the two approaches is analyzed. The results show the strengths and weaknesses of these two fundamentally different modeling principles that need to be considered when working with large scale cyber-physical energy systems.

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