Renewable Energy Integration

Microgrids consist of local storage and generation of power that provide owners with increased flexibility and control over their power consumption. With comprehensive physics-based modeling and collaboration tools from Modelon, grid operators can better understand renewable energy investment decisions in their energy systems, investigate market scenarios, see the effects on their ROI, and reduce risks from unknown market development. With Modelon Impact, you can: 

• Solve both design and business problems, like sizing renewable assets in microgrid energy systems to balance the expected dispatch of wind, solar, battery, and fuel cells 

• Reduce risks of unanticipated market developments by modeling a greater number of contingencies 

Notable Modelon Impact capabilities and features for microgrid projects include: 

• Energy Systems Library

• Multi-domain modeling on a system or subsystem level 

Modelon Impact provides a framework for modeling and simulating all plant operations. Users can study multiple plant designs and their dynamic behaviors in the early concept design phase and create a testing environment to design control strategies for optimal performance of new and traditional energy sources such as solar, gas, coal, and nuclear power. Modelon Impact’s comprehensive modeling provides a framework for simulating and optimizing thermal power plant operations of all types and sizes, including district heating networks. 

With Modelon Impact, you can: 

• Model and simulate plant operations to study multiple plant designs and their dynamic behaviors in-depth, even at the earliest concept design phase 

• Simulate transient operations, such as start-up and load rejection, to verify that the control system handles those scenarios properly 

• Analyze storage configurations for solar and thermal heating applications to allow for higher shares of renewable energy in the power market while balancing production and demand 

Notable Modelon Impact capabilities and features to assess new and traditional energy sources include: 

• Energy Systems Library  

• Hydro Power Library
  

• Multi-domain capabilities within the same tool for streamlined modeling 

With Modelon Impact, one model can explore the CO2 emissions of different system compositions, focusing on emission reduction as a top priority. Modelon’s libraries provide components to build an efficient and robust model for utility-scale or complex power systems. With Modelon Impact, you can: 

• Explore the outcomes of different technology choices, using different assets from different suppliers with different technical performances in a variety of scenarios—all on a single model 

• Analyze the amortization time of different assets in a range of “what-if scenarios” 

• Optimize energy production and storage to meet carbon emissions requirements 

Notable Modelon Impact capabilities and features for assessing CO2 emissions include: 

• Thermal Power Library

• Tools for holistic system analyses for energy system engineers working on green energy 

With Modelon Impact’s modeling and simulation features, users explore different component combinations and understand how they respond to rapid load changes. Modelon Impact’s component libraries enable efficient and effective modeling with the right amount of detail. With fast and numerically robust models available, users can efficiently simulate and optimize large or small-scale systems. With Modelon Impact, you can: 

• Build your models incrementally and iterate through different designs 

• Verify that design choices meet safety requirements 

• Validate control systems and strategies 

Notable Modelon Impact capabilities and features for system sizing include: 

• Energy Systems Library

• Modelon’s Techno-Economic Optimization Framework 

• Pre-configured models to enable holistic system analyses  

• Pre-defined and customizable models for efficient and effective modeling at the appropriate fidelity level