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EleServe is an electricity services model that simulates electricity demands and supplies at half-hourly intervals for different scenarios. A load management or 'smart grid' routine optimises the dynamic operation.
EleServe is comprised of four modules:
- A demand model where demands are split into 40 segments. This includes storage and the value of lost load.
- A generation model that employs a heuristic control algorithm to manage the scheduling of plant, given ramp rates and part load efficiencies.
- A system control algorithm that ensures requirements for spinning reserves are met and that system storage is used.
- A load management routine that moves demand with storage and recalculates generation.
You can learn more about electricity modelling in this presentation.
Model summary
| Type: | Simulation and optimisation |
| Purpose: | Generates load curves, which have been used by the Climate Change Committee and National Grid |
| Spatial scale: | None |
| Temporal scale: | Half-hourly |
| Main contact: | Mark Barrett |
| Other contacts: | Catalina Spataru |
Documentation
Documentation is under preparation.