Assessing the Suitability of Architectural Models for Generating Smart Grid Co-Simulations

Markus Peter, Dominik Vereno, Jounes-Alexander Gross, Christian Neureiter

2024

Abstract

Ensuring the reliability of critical infrastructure, such as a smart grid, is of utmost importance. The verification of this reliability needs to occur early in the systems engineering process. An effective method to accomplish this verification is to simulate a model of a smart grid. Given the complexity of such a system with diverse subsystems, co-simulation has emerged as a leading approach due to its capability to engage various independently developed simulators. This paper explores the interoperability between architectural models and co-simulation. The evaluation relies on a case study implemented both as a simulation and an architectural model, with the goal of identifying similarities and differences. The conclusion drawn is that the two tools do not achieve full interoperability to generate a comprehensive simulation out of an architectural model. This limitation stems from co-simulations requiring precise information at an entity level, which type-based architectural models cannot provide. However, a proposal is put forth to use architectural models as a starting point for generating co-simulation code skeletons. The research provides an analysis of the interoperability challenges and suggests a practical combination of the two concepts.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Peter M., Vereno D., Gross J. and Neureiter C. (2024). Assessing the Suitability of Architectural Models for Generating Smart Grid Co-Simulations. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS; ISBN 978-989-758-702-3, SciTePress, pages 38-45. DOI: 10.5220/0012739800003714

in Bibtex Style

@conference{smartgreens24,
author={Markus Peter and Dominik Vereno and Jounes-Alexander Gross and Christian Neureiter},
title={Assessing the Suitability of Architectural Models for Generating Smart Grid Co-Simulations},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS},
year={2024},
pages={38-45},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012739800003714},
isbn={978-989-758-702-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS
TI - Assessing the Suitability of Architectural Models for Generating Smart Grid Co-Simulations
SN - 978-989-758-702-3
AU - Peter M.
AU - Vereno D.
AU - Gross J.
AU - Neureiter C.
PY - 2024
SP - 38
EP - 45
DO - 10.5220/0012739800003714
PB - SciTePress