Tools

In general, the expansion of software in the energy environment (e.g. SCADA systems) is complex and costly. The extensions often require different data from different sources (e.g. measurements, topology information, master data) and the integration of new modules was usually the sole responsibility of the control system provider until now.

Thanks to Fraunhofer IEE's operational control and energy management data integration platform (beeDIP), it is now easy to add external components to control rooms, integrate data and algorithms and test operational controls without jeopardizing stable operation.

These can be third-party solutions or individual developments to support network operations management or the consolidation of data from a wide variety of sources (e.g. GIS, SCADA, SAP).

The system platform is based on a modular software platform that can be connected to existing systems and control rooms via standardized interfaces.

Further information can be found on the Fraunhofer IEE website:
https://www.iee.fraunhofer.de/en/business_units/grid-planning-and-grid-operation/tools-and-models/beedip.html

OpSim is a test and simulation environment for developing and testing everything from controller concepts to control systems in the smart grid. The environment was developed by Fraunhofer IEE and the University of Kassel and enables users to connect their software to simulated power grids and test it either individually or in combination with other software. The grid simulation can emulate extensive grid areas across different voltage levels with a large number of decentralized generators, storage systems and loads.

At its core, OpSim consists of a flexible message bus architecture that enables any number of co-simulations of power grids, controllers and operational software.

Further information can be found on the Fraunhofer IEE website:
https://www.iee.fraunhofer.de/en/schnelleinstieg-wirtschaft/themen/opsim-homepage.html

OpSim was developed as part of the OpSim project. The project was funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Project Management Jülich (FKZ: 01139885).

With the transformation atlas, you can learn about the interactions and relationships between energy generation, the electricity market and the transmission grid for future energy scenarios. In the course of the energy transition, electricity consumption and generation will increase significantly and, with increased production from renewable energies, will be distributed completely differently both spatially and temporally. This will have an impact on the electricity grid.

The transformation atlas can be found directly here:
https://maps.iee.fraunhofer.de/trafo-atlas

The Transformation Atlas is part of the DeV-KopSys-2 project - funded as part of the "Renewable Mobile" funding program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.

The PtX Atlas is a free WebGIS application from Fraunhofer IEE and the University of Kassel and presents high-resolution simulations for a first non-European Power-to-X volume scenario as well as country-specific location analyses on the production characteristics and long-term production costs of electricity-based fuels.

The atlas can be found directly here:
https://maps.iee.fraunhofer.de/ptx-atlas

The Global PtX Atlas is part of the DeV-KopSys-2 project - funded as part of the "Renewable Mobile" funding program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.

The IEE.OPT-Tool is an optimization tool for the implementation of mathematical optimization problems in the context of network planning and network operation management issues. The IEE.OPT-Tool is embedded in an optimization framework that incorporates other tools developed by the research team from the e2n department and the Grid Planning and Grid Operation division of Fraunhofer IEE, in particular pandapower, DAVE, and others. The tool is used in numerous research and industry projects as well as in developments such as DeV-KopSys or the Transformation Atlas.

Further information can be found on the DeV-KopSys project website:
https://devkopsys.de/ieeopt