RELSAD – RELiability tool for Smart and Active Distribution networks
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RELSAD – RELiability tool for Smart and Active Distribution networks#
Welcome the the documentation of RELSAD. Here you can find the information you need to install, use and participate in the further development of the tool.
RELSAD – RELiability tool for Smart and Active Distribution networks, is a Python-based reliability assessment tool that aims to function as a foundation for reliability calculation of modern distribution systems. The tool allows for Monte Carlo simulation based reliability analysis of modern distribution networks, and sequential simulation of the network behavior with user-defined loading and failure evolution to investigate the impact of the introduction of for instance ICT components.
The package supports user-selected time steps over a user-defined time period. In the tool, active components such as microgrids, distributed generation, batteries, and electrical vehicles are implemented. To evaluate smart power systems, ICT (Information and Communication Technology) components such as automated switches, sensors, and control systems for the power grid are also implemented. In addition to component implementation, in order to evaluate the reliability of such complex systems, the complexity, dependencies within a system, and interdependencies between systems and components are accounted for. For now, only radial systems are supported.
The tool can be used in modern distribution network development to evaluate the influence of active components on the network reliability. Relevant use cases include investigating how:
The introduction of microgrids with active generation affects the customers in the distribution network and vice versa
Vehicle-to-grid strategies might mitigate load peaks and improve the distribution network reliability
The reliability of the ICT network impacts the distribution network reliability
The installation page describes the various ways of installing RELSAD. For usage examples and tutorials, visit the usage page. Information about the background of many of the implemented feature in RELSAD are covered in the background page. The input data-page describes a way of preparing load profiles and distributed generation data for usage in RELSAD. Finally, the API is presented in the API-page.
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