Simulating complex energy systems with Modelica: A primary evaluation

Abstract

Rapid physical modelling of complex energy systems is a requirement for coping with rapid changing technologies demanded by this field. The variety of model domains and component types required for describing such complex systems makes the modelling task very challenging. Moreover, while a wide set of advanced tools for modelling highly-specialized tasks and perspectives already exists, a tool that covers all perspectives and components of a complex energy system does not exist. For this purpose, a rather primary but comprehensive evaluation of employing the universal modelling language Modelica in modelling applications of complex energy systems is presented. The advantages of utilizing such an approach is emphasized on an abstract model that is composed of several typical components within a complex energy system.