TY  - JOUR
A1  - Becker, Gregor
A1  - Klemm, Christian
A1  - Vennemann, Peter
T1  - Open Source District Heating Modeling Tools—A Comparative Study
T2  - energies
N2  - Heating networks are highly relevant for the achievement of climate protection goals of urban energy systems. This is due to their high renewable energy potential combined with high plant efficiency and utilization rates. For the optimal integration and sector coupling of heating networks in holistic urban energy systems, open source energy system modeling tools are highly recommended. In this contribution, two open source approaches (the "Spreadsheet Energy System Model Generator"-integrated DHNx-Python module (DHNx/SESMG) and Thermos) are theoretically compared, and practically applied to a real-world energy system. Deviations within the results can be explained by incorrectly pre-defined parameters within Thermos and cannot be adjusted by the modeler. The simultaneity is underestimated in the case study by Thermos by more than 20%. This results in undersized heating plant capacities and a 50% higher number of buildings connected to the network. However, Thermos offers a higher end-user usability and over 100 times faster solving. DHNx/SESMG, in contrast, offers the possibility to adjust more model parameters individually and consider multiple energy sectors. This enables a holistic modeling of urban energy systems and the model-based optimization of multi-sectoral synergies.
KW  - district heating
KW  - modeling tools
KW  - energy system modeling
KW  - urban energy systems
KW  - oemof
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://www.hb.fh-muenster.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/15313
SN  - 1996-1073
VL  - 15
IS  - 8277
ER  -