Unified Energy Agents for Combined District Heating and Electrical Network Simulation

Nils Loose, Christian Thommessen, Jan Mehlich, Christian Derksen and Stefan Eicker
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Nils Loose: Research Group for Business Informatics and Software Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
Christian Thommessen: Chair of Energy Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
Jan Mehlich: Institute of Power Systems Engineering, University of Wuppertal, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
Christian Derksen: Research Group for Business Informatics and Software Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
Stefan Eicker: Research Group for Business Informatics and Software Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: A sustainable and climate-friendly energy supply needs flexible and efficient distribution systems. Key factors to implement this kind of systems are intelligent coordination (smart grid approaches) and the integration of different energy sectors. This article introduces the unified energy agent as an agent-based approach for a comprehensive modelling and control of energy conversion systems. This approach enables both the simulation and optimization of coupled energy networks, and then in a next step, the development of corresponding smart grid solutions to be applied in the field. Its applicability for the simulation of coupled networks is presented by a real-world use-case of an innovative combined heat and electrical network, which was implemented for the city of Lemgo, Germany. Preliminary results from the project are discussed and an outlook on future work is given.

Keywords: sector coupling; district heating network; electricity network; energy system modelling; multiagent systems; simulation; optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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