NDLI: Toward an Interactive Visualization Environment for Architecting Microgrids in Ultra Low Energy Communities

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Stump, Gary Timothy, W. Simpson Oggianu, Stella Khire, Ritesh
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	In this paper we describe the development of an interactive visualization tool to support the design and evaluation of microgrid architectures in ultra low energy communities. The work is motivated by recent Department of Defense regulations to reduce energy costs at and increase energy conservation at military installations. Using two sets of energy analysis models derived from existing energy modeling software packages, we illustrate how such a design environment can be used to (1) run a fast, low fidelity model to support an initial trade space exploration, (2) understand key trends and relationships, (3) filter microgrid architectures based on desired constraints, (4) identify architectures of interest, (5) run high fidelity analyses for architectures of interest, and (6) select an architecture and use a map view to change device type locations. The process is demonstrated through a web-based design environment that we prototyped and applied to two design examples. In both cases, promising microgrid architectures are identified from an initial set of 500 randomly generated designs. Manual adjustments of the position and location of the device types were used to further improve system performance. The end result in each case was a microgrid architecture that offered low fixed and operating costs based on the assumed electrical and thermal loads. The prototype effectively illustrates how Visual Analysis might be performed during Steps 4 & 5 of the Army’s Real Property Master Planning Process. Future enhancements to support the design decision-making process are also discussed.
Sponsorship	Design Engineering Division Computers and Information in Engineering Division
Starting Page	269
Ending Page	281
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791845028
DOI	10.1115/DETC2012-70535
Volume Number	Volume 3: 38th Design Automation Conference, Parts A and B
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Language	English
Publisher Date	2012-08-12
Publisher Place	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Visualization Regulations Architecture Computer software Decision making Military systems Microgrids Modeling Stress Design Defense industry Filters Energy conservation Engineering prototypes
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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