Balance check in a coupled energy scenario

Erlangen. In the ongoing project Coupled heat and electricity scenarios, a heat model and an electricity model with different time steps are coupled. The question is when the coupling step size influences the assessment of load peaks.

The interim report Balance check of a simplified energy model addresses one aspect: do the energy balances of the coupled submodels agree after each coupling step? The check is made against a finer reference run with synthetic load profiles, in addition to the deviation of load peaks and the computational effort.

The project is still running in the scenario. The interim report is available as a metadata record and contains no reliable results. It is a document; the model is simplified and does not represent a real energy supply.