Energy Management

The achievement of the long-term climate protection goals of the Federal
Government and the European Union will require a complete restructuring of the
energy sector. The increasing share of renewable energy sources and the
concomitantly fluctuating feed into the grid requires a lot of flexibility from
consumers and distribution structures. Only with the help of modern information
and communication technologies we will succeed in bringing supply and demand
into line without compromising neither the security of supply nor the data
security.

The group Energy Management employs–based on electro-technical, socio- scientific and economic approaches–methods of computer science to enable an assessment of various scenarios for a future energy supply system. Our vision is a post fossil and distributed generation. Based on that vision, the key aspects of our work are:

  • Smart Grid Simulation: We develop and implement simulation models for various active components of smart grids and aim to integrate these models, power flow analyses and control strategies (like multi-agent systems) in a single Smart Grid simulation framework.
  • Renewable Energy Sources: We develop and simulate possibilities to meet the electricity demand in the long term, primarily using renewable energy sources, and to cover short-term fluctuations of the demand as well as the supply.
  • Demand Side Management: We aim to show the the possibilities DSM offers for load shifting and the provision of balancing energy. We also develop measuring-based counseling approaches to optimize the consumption behavior of households.
  • Electro-Mobility: We do research on the effects electric vehicles might have upon the power grid. Our main focus is to increase the share of renewable energy sources using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) strategies.
  • Reference Architecture: Design and Development of a reference architecture for future energy markets that can be used to implement real market places.

Project Overview

The increasing number of renewable energy converters and controllable consumers open up the possibility to locally balance demand and supply. In our projects, we develop suitable coordination concepts and evaluate their effectiveness and efficiency using simulations. Subsequently, we realize them in cooperation with our partners from industry and research. We also investigate possible architectures for the integration of decentral actors into energy markets. Hereby, we also account for data and system security. View

List of Publications

As part of our project work and research activities, a lot of research-relevant publications develop. The group presents itself on national and international conferences, on symposia and workshops as well as in learned journals and literature. A list of publications can be found here.

Members of this Group

With our issues and research activities, we seek to shape tomorrow’s energy consumption in a sustainable way. Your feedback, suggestions and criticism is very welcome if we could spark your interest in our work. You can find the members of our group here.