Developing a Dynamic Smart Grid Model

Abstract

The aim of the research was to create a computer simulation model of the future smart grid systems, suitable to examine their operation and optimal control. The model is able to simulate events in arbitrary system cases and the answers of the system. The flexibility of the simulation is foreseen by the modular structure of the software. The generation and consumption data are based on real measured values. Different size and number of smart grids were examined by using this model. The actual result of the research was that the system’s behavior, as simulated by the model, was similar to the everyday operation of a real grid. Furthermore, the model is a tool to investigate the trends of future network development (regarding the change of smart grid criteria). There is a need to work out new application behaviors, procedures, and operational routines regarding the research areas represented by certain modules. The computer simulation model is already ready to use in the education, and as it is extensible, it is suitable to follow the changes of smart systems in the future.