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Department of Social Sciences
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Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

KoRiSim

Collaborative Data and Risk Management for Future Energy Grids –a Simulation Study

Duration: 01 May 2015–30 April 2018

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Research question

Within the framework of this project, the foundations are to be laid for cooperative information and risk management in electricity grids of the future.

The project is funded by the BMBF and is being carried out at the TU Dort­mund in an interdisciplinary manner by:

  • Institute for Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency and Energy Economics
  • Technology Studies Group

Our industrial partner is Dort­mun­der Energie- und Wasserversorgung GmbH (DEW 21).

Research goals

The aim is to develop a simulation framework that maps both electro-technologically and sociologically relevant aspects of future-proof electricity grids. This enables us to conduct experiments with different scenarios from the point of view of both consumers and operators. In the process, various control measures are examined to see to what extent they are suitable for ensuring stable grid operation, depending on the degree of information available.

Research method

Based on interviews and literature studies, a model of a distribution network is to be developed that explicitly includes the consumer.

The implementation within the framework of an agent-based simulation is parameterised with the help of empirical data.  From a sociological point of view, the simulation model represents the choice behaviour of agents on the basis of individual utility maximisation.  Finally, it will be linked to the technical simulation of an electricity grid at the distribution grid level, which is being developed by the Institute for Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency and Energy Economics. In this way, the project will take an explicitly socio-technological look at the energy transition.

Publications

The publications of the project can be found in our Sociology Working Papers.
 

Links

Project partner: In­sti­tute of Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency and Energy Economics

Associated project partner Dortmunder Netz GmbH (DEW21)

Official website of the KoRiSim project on the BMBF website “Electricity Networks Research Initiative“

 

Contact

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Location & approach

A2:
Exit 13 (Kreuz Dortmund Nord-Ost), direction Derne/Schwerte (B236), 1st exit direction Dortmund-Eving, next traffic lights turn right (Kemminghauser Str.), after 2.7km turn left (Evinger Str./B 54), after 1.1km traffic lights turn left (Deutsche Straße), after 500m on the left is the Evinger Platz.

A40/B1/A44:
From the Bundesstraße 1 (extension A40 or A44) to the intersection B1/B236 direction Lünen, 3rd exit direction Dortmund-Eving.

A45:
Exit Dortmund Hafen, turn left until the intersection Münsterstraße (B54), direction Eving, after about three kilometers turn into Deutsche Straße.

You can download an enlarged general map here

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just about 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by subway (U-Bahn) 41. The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station. From there, you can get directly to Dortmund Central Station.

From Dortmund Central Station, take the U 41 light rail (direction Brambauer / Brechten). The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". The Minister Stein Center is located on the right in the direction of travel of the streetcar.

You can find an overview map here.