Quantification of the resilience of integrated energy systems using dynamic simulation
Anne Senkel, Carsten Bode, Gerhard Schmitz
Abstract
This paper demonstrates the use of dynamic simulation to model and assess the resilience of an integrated energy system. First, several approaches from the field of resilience assessment are evaluated, and the most suitable is chosen and adapted to develop a metric that is applicable to dynamic simulation results. Second, as proof of concept, a model of an integrated energy system (gas, heat and power sector) is presented and evaluated using the introduced metric. To demonstrate how changes in the system architecture influence the resilience, two modifications are tested. It can be shown that the metric is suitable to quantify the resilience of an integrated energy system and assess suggestions for improvements. Therefore, it can also be added and compared to other quantitative metrics such as CO2 emissions or costs.