Sustainable Energy System Planning in Developing Countries

Facilitating Load Profile Generation in Energy System Simulations

verfasst von

Maria C.G. Hart, Sarah Eckhoff, Michael H. Breitner

Abstract

Successful energy system planning is dependent on detailed electricity demand information. Especially in developing countries, pre-generated load profiles are often unsuitable as appliance ownership and usage vary significantly across borders, between urban and rural areas, and on household and industry levels. Synthesizing load profiles is often hindered by the inaccessibility of tools due to cost barriers, global unavailability, or required technical knowledge. As currently, no easily accessible and usable tool is available during energy system planning in rural areas of developing countries, we incorporate the open-source load profile generator RAMP into our web-based energy system simulator NESSI4D^web+ to provide an intuitive user interface. We conduct an applicability check with self-collected data from a guesthouse in Sri Lanka, analyzing the impact of load distribution and magnitude on the economic, environmental, and reliable energy supply, that validates the artifact's relevance and ability to empower local decision-makers.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik

Typ

Aufsatz in Konferenzband

Seiten

771-780

Anzahl der Seiten

10

Publikationsdatum

03.01.2023

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeiner Maschinenbau

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie

Elektronische Version(en)

https://hdl.handle.net/10125/102726 (Zugang: Offen)