German R, Bazan P (2025)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2025
Publisher: European Council for Modelling and Simulation
Book Volume: 2025-June
Pages Range: 5-14
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings - European Council for Modelling and Simulation, ECMS
Event location: Catania, ITA
ISBN: 9783937436869
Because of the increasing complexity of energy systems and their interconnectedness with other urban and industrial infrastructures, simulation is essential for their design and optimized operation. We present i7-AnyEnergy as a stand-alone simulation framework that enables rapid modelling and simulation of the entire system. It combines concepts from software engineering, agent-based and distributed simulation, and cellular energy systems. Key concepts include the abstraction of energy, information, and other commodity flows, as well as a component-based design with an interface and filter concept that avoids explicit navigation through the model structure. This enables the development of cellular energy systems with hierarchical and neighbourhood relationships. Local load compensation at all levels is available as an integrated mechanism, but can be replaced by any other centralized, decentralized or mixed control strategy. We demonstrate the modelling using an illustrative example and outline studies in which the framework has been used.
APA:
German, R., & Bazan, P. (2025). Analysing Smart Energy Systems with the Agent-Based Simulation Framework i7-AnyEnergy. In Marco Scarpa, Salvatore Cavalieri, Salvatore Serrano, Fabrizio De Vita (Eds.), Proceedings - European Council for Modelling and Simulation, ECMS (pp. 5-14). Catania, ITA: European Council for Modelling and Simulation.
MLA:
German, Reinhard, and Peter Bazan. "Analysing Smart Energy Systems with the Agent-Based Simulation Framework i7-AnyEnergy." Proceedings of the 39th ECMS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2025, Catania, ITA Ed. Marco Scarpa, Salvatore Cavalieri, Salvatore Serrano, Fabrizio De Vita, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, 2025. 5-14.
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