Comparison of Component-Oriented and System-Oriented Modeling in the Context of Operational Energy System Analysis

Jan-Philip Beck, Parantapa Sawant, Simon Ruben Drauz, Jan Sören Schwarz, Annika Heyer and Philipp Huismann
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Jan-Philip Beck: Institute of Automation Technology, Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Holstenhofweg 85, 22043 Hamburg, Germany
Parantapa Sawant: Institute of Sustainable Energy Systems, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Badstrasse 24, 77652 Offenburg, Germany
Simon Ruben Drauz: Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology, Königstor 59, 34119 Kassel, Germany
Jan Sören Schwarz: OFFIS—Institute for Information Technology, Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany
Annika Heyer: Gas- und Wärme-Institut Essen e.V., Hafenstraße 101, 45356 Essen, Germany
Philipp Huismann: Gas- und Wärme-Institut Essen e.V., Hafenstraße 101, 45356 Essen, Germany

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-22

Abstract: Simulation based studies for operational energy system analysis play a significant role in evaluation of various new age technologies and concepts in the energy grid. Various modelling approaches already exist and in this original paper, four models representing these approaches are compared in two real-world hybrid energy system scenarios. The models, namely TransiEnt, µGRiDS, and OpSim (including pandaprosumer and mosaic) are classified into component-oriented or system-oriented approaches as deduced from the literature research. The methodology section describes their differences under standard conditions and the necessary parameterization for the purpose of creating a framework facilitating a closest possible comparison. A novel methodology for scenario generation is also explained. The results help to quantify primary differences in these approaches that are also identified in literature and qualify the influence of the accuracy of the models for application in a system-wide analysis. It is shown that a simplified model may be sufficient for the system-oriented approach especially when the objective is an optimization-based control or planning. However, from a field level operational point of view, the differences in the time series signify the importance of the component-oriented approaches.

Keywords: operational energy system analysis; model comparison; component-oriented; system-oriented; chp simulation; heat pump simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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