Distributed Co-Simulation Applied To Urban Scale Energy Systems Design

Abstract : Urban energy systems are now considered as multi-network structures rather than as silo-like separated energy vectors. However, multi-network structures imply a growing number of intricate interactions between various components. The design and the operation of such systems require taking into account complex multi-domain operational constraints. The aim of this work is to allow for a detailed and distributed simulation of the dynamic behaviour of coupled energy systems at urban scale for design and decision support purposes. With a development based on open source cutting-edge information technologies tools and applications, this paper proposes an innovative framework providing simplified deployment, distributed computation and encapsulation for enhanced and reproducible co-simulation applied to the simulation based validation of a design for a complex urban energy system.