Datacentres are becoming a sizable part of the energy system and are one of the biggest consumers of the energy grid. The so-called “Green Datacentre” is capable of not only consuming but also producing power, thus becoming an important kind of prosumers in the electric grid. Green datacentres consist of a microgrid with a backup uninterrupted power supply and renewable generation, e.g., using photovoltaic panels. As such, datacentres could realistically be important participants in demand/response applications. However, this requires reconsidering their currently rigid control and automation systems and the use of simulation models for online estimation of the control actions impact. This paper presents such a microgrid simulation model modelled after a real edge datacentre. A case study consumption scenario is presented for the purpose of validating the developed microgrid model against data traces collected from the green edge datacentre. Both simulation and real-time validation tests are performed to validate the accuracy of the datacentre model. Then the model is connected to the automation environment to be used for the online impact estimation and virtual commissioning purposes.

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参与智能能源基础设施的边缘数据中心微电网建模


数据中心正在成为能源系统的重要组成部分，并且是能源网的最大消费者之一。所谓的“绿色数据中心”不仅能够消耗电力，而且能够发电，从而成为电网中重要的产消者。绿色数据中心由具有备用不间断电源和可再生能源发电（例如使用光伏电池板）的微电网组成。因此，数据中心实际上可以成为需求/响应应用程序的重要参与者。然而，这需要重新考虑他们当前严格的控制和自动化系统，并使用仿真模型来在线估计控制行为的影响。本文提出了一种以真实边缘数据中心为模型的微电网仿真模型。提出了一个案例研究消费场景，目的是根据从绿色边缘数据中心收集的数据跟踪来验证开发的微电网模型。执行模拟和实时验证测试来验证数据中心模型的准确性。然后将模型连接到自动化环境，用于在线影响评估和虚拟调试目的。