GridTool: An open-source tool to convert electricity grid data
This paper introduces the open-source GridTool software. It is an easy-to-use tool to convert and simplify electricity grid data from the OpenStreetMap-project (OSM) for the use in power simulation models. The main advantages of the newly developed tool are its flexibility, customizability and its h...
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| description | This paper introduces the open-source GridTool software. It is an easy-to-use tool to convert and simplify electricity grid data from the OpenStreetMap-project (OSM) for the use in power simulation models. The main advantages of the newly developed tool are its flexibility, customizability and its heuristic approach for identifying grid nodes. Instead of the lengthy and manual process of converting and implementing electricity grid data by hand, the GridTool shortens that task to seconds. During this process the OSM data gets reduced to essential elements needed in power simulation models. To our knowledge, there is no other open-source tool, that does this task out-of-the-box, is as easy-to-use, only requires a single program (MATLAB), and uses a heuristic approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e84c6bde85374b71b981d659ff40cf0b2023-02-12T04:15:12ZengElsevierSoftwareX2352-71102023-02-0121101314GridTool: An open-source tool to convert electricity grid dataRobert Gaugl0Sonja Wogrin1Udo Bachhiesl2Lukas Frauenlob3Corresponding author.; Institute of Electricity Economics and Energy Innovation (IEE), Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaInstitute of Electricity Economics and Energy Innovation (IEE), Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaInstitute of Electricity Economics and Energy Innovation (IEE), Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaInstitute of Electricity Economics and Energy Innovation (IEE), Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaThis paper introduces the open-source GridTool software. It is an easy-to-use tool to convert and simplify electricity grid data from the OpenStreetMap-project (OSM) for the use in power simulation models. The main advantages of the newly developed tool are its flexibility, customizability and its heuristic approach for identifying grid nodes. Instead of the lengthy and manual process of converting and implementing electricity grid data by hand, the GridTool shortens that task to seconds. During this process the OSM data gets reduced to essential elements needed in power simulation models. To our knowledge, there is no other open-source tool, that does this task out-of-the-box, is as easy-to-use, only requires a single program (MATLAB), and uses a heuristic approach.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711023000109Open-sourcePower gridsTransmission grid |
| spellingShingle | Robert Gaugl Sonja Wogrin Udo Bachhiesl Lukas Frauenlob GridTool: An open-source tool to convert electricity grid data SoftwareX Open-source Power grids Transmission grid |
| title | GridTool: An open-source tool to convert electricity grid data |
| title_full | GridTool: An open-source tool to convert electricity grid data |
| title_fullStr | GridTool: An open-source tool to convert electricity grid data |
| title_full_unstemmed | GridTool: An open-source tool to convert electricity grid data |
| title_short | GridTool: An open-source tool to convert electricity grid data |
| title_sort | gridtool an open source tool to convert electricity grid data |
| topic | Open-source Power grids Transmission grid |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711023000109 |
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