@inproceedings{78e5d59a98744875bf6127953dbc013d,
title = "Co-simulation of a dynamic process simulator and an event-based control system: Case district heating system",
abstract = "A smart electric grid incorporating local generation and storage is an area of active research in the industrial automation community. Very little attention has been given to similar possibilities in hot water grids that are used extensively for district heating in several countries, especially in Central and Northern Europe. In this paper, possibilities for heat trade in such a grid are investigated through simulation, considering the thermo-hydraulic properties of such a grid. For the distributed automation of several independent producer-consumers, an event based IEC 61499 solution is presented. The paper proposes a co-simulation environment for a dynamic process simulator and an event based control system, which is applied to the district heating case.",
keywords = "IEC 61499, co-simulation, distributed generation, district heating, prosumer, synchronization, thermal energy networks",
author = "Heikki Nikula and Eero Vesaoja and Seppo Sierla and Tommi Karhela and Flikkema, {Paul G} and Antti Aikala and Tuomas Miettinen and Yang, {Chen Wei}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.; 19th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2014 ; Conference date: 16-09-2014 Through 19-09-2014",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "8",
doi = "10.1109/ETFA.2014.7005184",
language = "English (US)",
series = "19th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2014",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
editor = "{Martinez Garcia}, Herminio and Antoni Grau",
booktitle = "19th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2014",
}