Exploring Smart Grid Possibilities: A Complex Systems Modelling Approach
Date
2015-08-26
Authors
Rylatt, R. Mark
Snape, J. Richard
Allen, P.
Ardestani, B. M.
Boait, Peter John
Boggasch, E.
Fan, Denis
Fletcher, G.
Gammon, Rupert
Lemon, Mark
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN
2299-1107
Volume Title
Publisher
De Gruyter
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
Smart grid research has tended to be compartmentalised, with notable contributions from economics, electrical engineering and science and technology studies. However, there is an acknowledged and growing need for an integrated systems approach to the evaluation of smart grid initiatives. The capacity to simulate and explore smart grid possibilities on various scales is key to such an integrated approach but existing models – even if multidisciplinary – tend to have a limited focus.
This paper describes an innovative and flexible framework that has been developed to facilitate the simulation of various smart grid scenarios and the interconnected social, technical and economic networks from a complex systems perspective. The architecture is described and related to realised examples of its use, both to model the electricity system as it is today and to model futures that have been envisioned in the literature.
Potential future applications of the framework are explored, along with its utility as an analytic and decision support tool for smart grid stakeholders.
Description
Complex Systems Research Centre, Cranfield University &
Ostfalia, Fakultät Versorgungstechnik, EOS – Institut für energieoptimierte Systeme
Open Access article
Keywords
Smart Grid, Agent, Modelling, Simulation, Electricity Networks, Complexity, Electricity Markets
Citation
Rylatt, R.M. et al. (2015) Exploring Smart Grid Possibilities: A Complex Systems Modelling Approach. Smart Grid. 1 (1). p. 1-15.
Research Institute
Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD)