The Spreadsheet Energy System Model Generator¶
The SESMG is an energy system model generator with the focus on the optimization of urban energy systems, which can, however, also be used for the modeling of other types of energy systems. The SESMG is based on the ‘Open Energy Modelling Framework’ (oemof) and comes, compared to other modeling tools with advantages regarding user-friendliness, as
the model definition is based on spreadsheets, therefore no programming skills are required for the entire modeling process,
urban energy system models with any size can automatically conceptualized,
visualization of complex results are automatically created in the form of system graphs, Pareto-fronts, energy amounts, capacity diagrams, and many more, as well as
a set of standard (but still customizable) parameters are given, including detailed descriptions and references.
Furthermore, the SESMG comes with important modeling methods, enabling holistic modeling of spatially high resolution modeling of mixed-use multi energy systems, such as
considering the multi-energy system (MES) approach
applying multi-objective optimization by using the epsilon-constraint-method, as well as
providing several methods for model-based reduction of computational requirements (run-time and RAM).
From an input spreadsheet to interactive modelling results: The Spreadsheet Energy System Model Generator¶