Conference paper
Smart micro-grids are low voltage autonomous
power systems that integrate information and communication
technologies with electrical energy systems. In order to realize
this, it is important to find the optimal configuration of
components that will result in the most efficient and sustainable
DC micro-grid. To facilitate this analysis, a number of modeling
and simulation tools for power systems have been proposed.
However, in practice, these tools differ widely in the features they
provide and the implementation approach. In this paper, we
compare the strength and weakness of four popular simulation
tools for power systems: Anylogic, Repast, GridLAB-D and
RAPSim. We propose a simplified model of a Photovoltaic (PV)
panel for smart micro-grid which is implemented in all tools. We
determine the strength and weaknesses of each tool based on ease
of implementation, accuracy of the final model, and the ability to
view results. We also recommend further improvements for
existing tools
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