The LEGO Model: A Digital Twin of the Power System

Sonja Wogrin; Robert Gaugl; Thomas Florian Klatzer; Alexander Michael Konrad

The LEGO Model: A Digital Twin of the Power System

Sonja Wogrin^*, Robert Gaugl, Thomas Florian Klatzer, Alexander Michael Konrad

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Electricity Economics and Energy Innovation (4340)

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Abstract

The large-scale transformation of Europe’s power system is driven by climate change and accelerated even further by recent energy security issues. The necessary paradigm
shift in the energy sector will also have a massive impact on the power system: Electrification of other sectors, e.g. e-mobility or replacing traditional heating systems with heat-pumps, will increase electricity consumption. Largescale deployment of on-dispatchable and variable wind and solar generation makes grid operation more challenging. The Low-carbon Expansion Generation Optimization (LEGO) model is a
multi-purpose open-source tool to carry out numerous techno-economic analysis of the energy sector. With the LEGO model as a foundation, a digital twin of the Austrian power system was built to study the effects of the Renewable-Expansion-Act (EAG) or a investigate the consequences of a sudden gas-supply cut on Austria's electricity sector.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2022
Event	TU Graz - Science for Future 2022: Digitale Visionen - Graz, Austria Duration: 21 Sept 2022 → 21 Sept 2022

Workshop

Workshop	TU Graz - Science for Future 2022: Digitale Visionen
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Graz
Period	21/09/22 → 21/09/22

Keywords

power flow
unit commitment
hydrogen
sector coupling

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The LEGO Model: A Digital Twin of the Power System
Robert Gaugl (Speaker)
21 Sept 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster presentation › Science to science

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The LEGO Model: A Digital Twin of the Power System

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The LEGO Model: A Digital Twin of the Power System

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