Simulation Results for the Evaluation of Strategies for an Adaptive Grid Control System Using Smart Buildings

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"village-future": The simulation scenario (grid and building configuration)

"hhOpt": Buildings (households) can optimize their internal energy flows

"ONT/RONT": Normal distribution transformer/voltage regulated distribution transformer (VRDT)

"QEMS": Quarter energy management system, means that at least one grid control strategy is used

"P/Q/PQ/noPQ/noControl": P=active power targets can be used, Q=reactive power control can be used,
noPQ=only VRDT can be used, noControl=no grid control at all

"full/local-only": Centralized/decentralized grid control strategy

"GSUI-60": Grid simulation update interval=60 seconds

"d_1970_6_30_0": Start of simulated time is 30 June 1970 00:00 AM

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"s_13749851": Random seed configuration

"run_2021-05-25-16-38-29": Starting time of simulation run

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"nodeX": Folder for a particular building, numbered according to the grid node, where each building is connected

%%% Log files for the entire grid %%%:

In general: currentTick is given in Unix time

activePowerLog: Active power progressions at all grid nodes in Watt

reactivePowerLog: Reactive power progressions at all grid nodes in Var

buildingsAggregatedLog: Various power progressions aggregated for all buildings in the grid in Watt

currentLog: Current progressions for all lines in the grid in Ampere

gridSimulationAggregated: Various grid characteristics aggregated over the entire simulation run,
voltages and line utilizations are normalized to nominal values

mediumVoltageAggregated: Aggregated characteristics of the voltage at the primary side of the transformer in pu

mediumVoltageLog: Progression of the voltage at the primary side of the transformer in pu

transformerAggregatedLog: Aggregated characteristics of the transformer, temperatures are given in °C, remaining values have to unit

transformerStepLog:Progression of VRDT steps, remains 0 if no VRDT is used, no unit

transformerTemperatureLog: Progression of various transformer characteristics, temperatures are given in °C,
remaining values have to unit

voltageLog: Progressions of voltages at all nodes in the grid in pu

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DISHWASHER/DRYER/ELECTRICSTOVE/INDUCTIONCOOKTOP/WASHINGMACHINE:
TOTAL=number of planned appliance runs, AVGTOTAL=number of expected appliance runs based on probality distributions,
REALTOTAL=number of realized appliance runs, TOTAL0/TOTAL1=number of realized appliance runs for different running profiles

batteryLog:
Progressions of battery energy storage system active charge/discharge power in Watt,
reactive charge/discharge power in Var and state of charge in Watt*second,
positive values denote charging, negative values discharging

electricVehicleLog: Progressions of electric vehicle active charge power in Watt, reactive charge power in Var

powerLog: Progressions of various building powers in Watt, prices and costs in Euro-cent

simResultsAggregated: Various aggregated energy amounts in kWh and costs in Euro-cent