About eTraGo

eTraGo stands for electric Transmission Grid optimization.

The python package eTraGo provides optimization strategies of flexibility options for transmission grids based on PyPSA. A peculiarity in this context is that the German transmission grid is described by the 380, 220 and 110 kV voltage levels. Conventionally the 110kV grid is part of the distribution grid. The integration of the transmission and ‘upper’ distribution grid is part of eTraGo.

The focus of optimization are flexibility options with a special focus on energy storage and grid expansion measures.

Research projects

This software project was initially developed in the research project open_eGo. It is constantly further developed in different reserach projects, e.g. eGon and PoWerD.

The OpenEnergy Platform

Within the open_eGo project we developed the OpenEnergy Platform which this software is using in order to get and store the in- and output data. Before you start to calculate a registration on the platform is needed. For more information see openenergy-platform and login.

The OpenEnergy platform mainly addresses students, researchers and scientists in the field of energy modelling and analytics as well as interested persons in those fields. The platform provides great tools to make your energy system modelling process transparent. All data of the open_eGo project are stored at this platform. Learn more about the database access.

Tool overview

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eDisGo

The python package eDisGo provides a toolbox for analysis and optimization of distribution grids. It is closely related to the python project Ding0 as this project is currently the single data source for eDisGo providing synthetic grid data for whole Germany. Learn more here.

eGo

The python package eGo is a toolbox and application which connects the tool eTraGo (optimization of flexibility options at transmission grid level) and eDisGo (optimization of distribution grids). All those python packages were initially developed in the research project open_eGo. Learn more here.

Data model creation

For the eGon project the python-tool eGon-data was implemented, which creates input data for the optimization tools eTraGo, ding0 and eDisGo and delivers for example data on grid topologies, demands/demand curves and generation capacities in a high spatial resolution. The outputs of egon-data are published under open source and open data licenses.

eGon-data is a further development of the Data processing developed in the former research project open_eGo. It aims for an extensions of the data models as well as for a better replicability and manageability of the data preparation and processing. The resulting data set serves as an input for the optimization tools eTraGo, ding0 and eDisGo and delivers for example data on grid topologies, demands/demand curves and generation capacities in a high spatial resolution. The outputs of egon-data are published under open source and open data licenses.

Dingo

The DIstribution Network GeneratOr (Ding0) is a tool to generate synthetic medium and low voltage power distribution grids based on open (or at least accessible) data. Learn more here.

LICENSE

© Copyright 2015-2023 Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Europa-Universität Flensburg, Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems and DLR-Institute for Networked Energy Systems

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see www.gnu.org/licenses.