Exploring smart grid possibilities: a complex systems modelling approach

Rylatt, R. M., Snape, J. R., Allen, P., Ardestani, B. M., Boait, P., Boggasch, E., Fan, D., Fletcher, G., Gammon, R., Lemon, M., Pakka, V., Rynikiewicz, C., Savill, M., Smith, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-4639, Strathern, M. and Varga, L. (2016) Exploring smart grid possibilities: a complex systems modelling approach. Smart Grid, 1 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2299-1107 doi: 10.1515/sgrid-2015-0001

Abstract/Summary

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.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/58576
Identification Number/DOI	10.1515/sgrid-2015-0001
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Energy and Environmental Engineering group
Publisher	De Gruyter
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