A simulation tool that facilitates the planning and the development of micro smart grids

Electric mobility has gained much attention over the last years. The latest approach to decrease the “effective emissions” of electric vehicles is to relocate energy production from the remote coastline directly to the cities. The approach is implemented by means of so called Micro Smart Grids or MSGs. MSGs are small to medium-sized infrastructures with office and living buildings, all of which connected to a state-of-the-art electric grid network. The distinguishing characteristic of MSGs, however, is the fact that these infrastructures are able to consume the energy they are producing. Thus, MSGs usually comprise energy-producing devices, e.g., wind turbines, photovoltaic systems, combined heat and power plants, or geothermal power plants, to name but a few. In order to buffer surpluses of energy, MSGs frequently apply stationary batteries or electric vehicle fleets with Vehicle-to-Grid capability.