University of Kassel develops open source software for planning stable power grids

The tool, called pandapower, is available to grid operators to respond, for example, to the expansion of e-mobility, new storage options or additional EEG plants. The Federal Network Agency is also already using the tool for its work.

pandapower was developed in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute IEE in Kassel. It can be used in grid operations, for example by making load more predictable and easier to plan. In network planning, the program enables partially or fully automated creation, calculation and evaluation of very many different variants in network planning. It is also possible to automatically calculate several scenarios for each solution variant, which differ, for example, in terms of the penetration of distributed generation plants.

The program is freely available under an open source license and is being continuously developed at the Department of Energy Management and Operation of Electrical Networks at the University of Kassel. Dr. Leon Thurner, holder of the Postdoc-UNIKAT Fellowship of the Otto-Braun Fonds at the University of Kassel, and Prof. Dr-Ing. Martin Braun, head of the department and head of the business unit Network Planning and Network Operation at the IEE, are responsible for the development. More information is also available at www.pandapower.org.

Contact:

Dr. Leon Thurner
University of Kassel
Department of Energy Management and Operation of Electrical Networks
E-mail: leon.thurner[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
Tel.: +49 561 804-6377