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Schmid, F., Winzer, J., Pasemann, A., & Behrendt, F. (2021). An open-source modeling tool for multi-
objective optimization of renewable nano/micro-off-grid power supply system: Influence of temporal
resolution, simulation period, and location. Energy, 219, 119545.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119545
Fabian Schmid, Joscha Winzer, André Pasemann, Frank Behrendt
An open-source modeling tool for multi-
objective optimization of renewable nano/
micro-off-grid power supply system:
Influence of temporal resolution,
simulation period, and location
Accepted manuscript (Postprint) Journal article |

An open - source modeling t ool for m ulti - obj ecti ve
opti mizati on of renewable nano/micro - of f - gri d power
supply sys tem :

Influence of temp oral resolution, simulation peri od , a nd locati on

Fabian S chmid a , email: fabian.schmid@tu - berlin.de
Joscha Winzer b , email: [email protected]
André P asema nn c , email: [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Frank Behrendt a , email: frank.be hrendt@t u - berlin.de
a) Technische Universität Berl in, Institute for Energy E ngine ering, Ch air fo r Energ y Proce ss Engi neering and
Conversion Technologies for Renewable Energies, Stra ss e des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Be rlin , Germany
b) betteries AMPS GmbH, Goerzallee 299, 14167 Berlin
c) VSB Holdin g GmbH, Schwei zer Stra ss e 3a , 01069 Dres den
KEYWORDS
• Open - source e nergy syste m modeling tool
• Renewable n ano/micro -off- grid power supply sy stem
• M ulti - objective optimization
• High temporal resolution
• I nfluencing factor anal ysis
HI GHLIGHTS
• Multi - objective optimization of photovoltaic- batte ry off - grid system
• Detailed datasheet- based mo deling appro ach
• New energy - bas ed Depth o f Dischar ge mod el which uses v oltage co rrelat ion
• System location sh ow s high i nfluence o n lev elized cos ts of ene rgy
• Low temporal resolution leads to underestim ation of system costs a nd load outages

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Influence of te mporal resoluti on, sim ulation pe riod, a nd lo cation. E nergy , 219, 1 19545.

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ABST RACT
A fundam ental u ndersta nding of the s izing process is a key e lement for sizin g affordable, reli able , an d sustainab le
nano/mi cro - off - grid systems . Nevertheless, the opennes s and tra nsparen cy of mode ling appro aches are still low
and open - source tools are scarce in this field . In this study , an open - sour ce model ing to ol for the opti mization of
renewable nano/mi cro - off - grid power supply system s is developed . System co mponent models based on
datasheets consider dyna mic an d time - dependent i nflue ncing fa ctors . The mod eling tool u ses a m ulti -objective
optimization based on the Non -Sorting- Genetic - Algorithm -II aiming at minimizin g costs and load outage . For a
better understa nding of t he si zing proce ss , t he influe nce of temporal resolution , simulation period , and location
on the Pareto - optimal f ront s i s analyzed. The system location and by that irradi ance, ambient temperature , and
wind spee d shows to be the strongest influe nce factor , w hich lea ds up to 2 - 5 times higher costs for achieving the
same security of energy supply . While a higher temporal resolution increases th e costs and load outages due to
a more realistic illust ration of energy pro duction a nd demand , a shorter simulation p eriod shows an increase in
the system cos ts but a reduction of load ou tag es because o f the non- obs ervance of compone nt replacement , its
cost reduction , and de gradation .

1. INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, approximat ely 789 million people still lack access to electric al energy . The majority of these people
live in rural areas apa rt from electricity supply grids [1] . T hey r ely on t he usa ge of non - electric light sources as
well as car batteries or small petrol generators as a mob ile energy supply . These e nergy sources are b oth high in
energy co sts and cause massive damage to health and the environment. Howev er, an afford able, reliable , and
sustainab le ene rgy supply is a key fa ctor to pr osperity a nd to ensur ing the people ’s economic participat ion by
increasi ng the local a dded val ue [2] . Fo r the reasons c ited abo ve, off- gri d po wer supply system s in combination
with rene wable energy convers ion technol ogies provide a suit able alter native for the se people in question .
Accordin g to t he Renewa ble 201 9 Global Status Report , a total of 15 0 million p eople across Africa and Asia gain
access to e lect ricity thro ugh solar - based off- grid system s . In 2018 t he sales volume increased by 45 % compared
to the previous year and lead to a total installed capacity of 58.8 MW [3] .
It is widely accep ted th at the term “off- g rid ” defines systems that operat e indepe ndentl y from t he main gr id and
include a local pow er gene ration. A number of standa rds developed by the International Ele ctrotechnical
Commission ( IEC ) reg arding microgrid s for decentralized rural electrification purp oses distinguish between
individua l electrification systems and collective elec trification sy stems [4] . The I nternati onal Re newabl e Energy
Agency ( IRENA ) follows th ese standards by defini ng s tand - alon e systems and mini - g rid systems, wh i ch are further
classified into Pico - (0 -1 kW) , Nan o - (0 -5 kW) , and Micr o -off- grid systems (5 - 100 kW) according to their s ize , as
well as their system capability and com plexi ty [5] .
Due to an uncertai n load and fluctuatin g energy so urces , sizing o ff - grid systems with integrat ed renewable
energy sources is a complex task . Th erefore, research i n the field of off- gri d power supply s ystem m ode ling and
optimiz ation h as been do ne e xtensiv ely. Many s tudies w ere co nducte d regarding hybri d systems with renewable
and fossi l energy s ources. Cai et a l. pr esent a novel frame work for optimal si zing and location identification of a
photovoltaic-battery- diesel system and state the need for appropriate sizing methods [6] . Different opt imization
methods are com pared but the mathe matical system model is comp aratively simple. Rodrígue z - Gallegos et al.
propose a multi - objectiv e optimization met hod for the integration of photovoltaic and battery components i n
diesel - driven off - grid systems using a genetic algorithm [7] . This is pursued in [8] an d a diesel replacement
strategy for off - grid systems with the progressive integrat ion of photovoltaic and batt eries is described . Both
studies are bas ed on a simple batter y model approach. Jaszczu et al. conduct a genetic mu lt i -objective
optimization of a mic ro - grid hybrid pow er syste m focusi ng on t he app lied obje ctive functions but lacki ng a
detailed description of the mathematical syste m model [9] . B oth before mention ed studies use s tate-of-the- art
optimization method s ba sed on evolutionar y algorit hms . Zitzler et al. conduct a com parative study of m ulti -
objective evolutionar y algorithms and map the al gorithm performance according to the distribution of found
solutions, the extent of t he obtained Pareto - front and th e distance of the found optimal set to the real Pareto-
front [10] .
The bat tery is one of the most s ignifica nt com ponents in o ff - grid po wer s upply syste m s and affects in case of an
inappropriate design, system reliability and costs. Integrating appropriate battery m odels reflecting real - life
behavior is therefore crucial for off - grid system sizing [11] . Bordin et al . deve loped a met hodology to analyze the
optimal co st - effective bat tery operation of photovolt aic diesel off- grid systems . It includes t he batter y
degradat io n process inside a line ar programming optimization model [12] . Other studi es highl ight the
importance of battery degradation integrati on into optimal sizing meth ods of renewabl e off - grid pow er suppl y
systems (e.g . in [13] , [1 4] ).
Regarding photovoltaic - batter y pi co/nano /micro -off- grid power supply s ystems , Khatib et al. pr ovide an
overview o f st udies and highlight that a ccurate modeling of all subsystems is required for an appropriat e system
sizing. C ommon sizing techniqu es are classified into int uitiv e, numeri cal , and analytical approaches. I ntuitive
sizing methods are most commonly applied as the y are v ery sim ple an d reduce time and cos t of engi neeri ng and
software licenses [1 5]. This is especially the case in the pract ical field and re sults in system c onfigurations t hat
are not adapted to the specific use c ase. Poorly sized syst ems have a higher risk of f ailur e and increa se the overall
system costs. Ringkjøb et al. present a review of recent modeling tools for electricity systems with a large share
of renewables [1 6] . Only a small part of these tools is open - sou rce, with insight in t o the mod el s truct ure, the
possibility of code ada ption, and fre e of char ge. T he auth ors f urth er st ate a ne ed for opennes s and tran sparenc y
in modeling stud ies. Among the reviewed simulation tools, no open - source model specifically developed for
renewable nano/micro -off- grid po wer supply system is listed, which represents the lack of such tool s.

Khatib et al. st ate as well that new sizing meth ods and a b etter u ndersta nding of influe ncing fa ctors a re required
to achieve accurate result s with less computing time [1 5] . Studies which aim for a better understanding of the
sizing process , focus mainly on the temporal res olution of load profiles and energ y source s . Tjaden et al. and
Wrigh et al. state that lower temporal resolution of load curves result s in t o o opt imistic match es of load and
power generation [1 7 ], [1 8]. Stenzel et al. evaluate the i mpact of temporal resolution of supply and deman d
profile s of a photovoltaic battery grid - tied sys tem and state that the acc uracy of the simu lation results inc rease
with increa sing temporal resolution [ 19 ]. Beck et al. analyze a comparable system configur ation for Germany but
state that for optimal sizing of the photovoltaic a nd battery capacity a resolution of 60 min is suf ficient [ 20 ] .
Burgio et al. e valuate the im pact of data aver aging and temporal r esolution on grid - tied hy brid photov oltaic-
battery systems and state that the temporal resolution has no particular relev ance in the optimal sizing of the
system to guarantee a 100 % self - generation rate but they anal y z e only a simulation period of one year [ 21 ] . T ang
et al. give an ov erview o f the temporal res olution applied i n photovoltaic battery optimization studies and state
that mainl y a relatively low re solution is use d. They fu rther identify that for their cost optimization hour ly
temporal resolution could lead to underestimations [ 22 ]. Studies regardi ng the infl uence of the simulation period
and syst em loca tion on th e sizing process could n ot be ide ntified.
This paper proposes a n open - sou rce mo deling tool for the simulation and o ptimization of photovoltaic- battery
nano/mi cro - off - grid power suppl y sys tem s. All s ystem co mponen t model s can be parame trized by open - a ccess
or datasheet data. This shall ga p the l ack of open - source numerica l sizi ng approaches and incr ease the
transparency of developed m athematical system models . The practical application of the developed tool is
presente d throug h a m ulti - objective optimizati on to identify optimum trade -offs b etween two conflicting
objectives whi ch are the minimal costs (Levelized Costs of Electric ity) and th e load outages (Loss of Load
Probability ) of the system . Therewith, the work bri ngs the foll owing major contributions for the numeric al sizing
process of pho tovoltaic - batte ry nano /micro - off- grid power supply system s:
• An innovative battery model with a new energy - based Dept h of Dis charge (DoD) model to me et the
needs for accurate battery representation.
• Contribut ion towards a be tter understanding of the sizing process th rough a n influencing factor analysis .
Detailed ana lysis of the si zing proce ss re garding the inf luence of th e temporal resolution and si mulation
period for the use d load profiles and wea ther data whic h changes wi th the syst em ’s lo cation.
The syste m studi ed, deve loped ma thema tical com ponent mo dels , and metho ds ap plied are i ntro duced in
chapter 2. In chapter 3 the m ain findin gs of the influencin g factor analysi s are pres ented and di scussed. We finish
the paper with conclusi ons on the numer ical s izing proce ss and an outlo ok of f uture w ork.
2. METHODS
A s ystem simulation for a multi - object ive optimization and sizing procedu re needs to describe all energy flows
inside the syst em. Additio nall y, it is ne cessar y to descr ibe the dynamic behavior inside the chosen temporal
resolut ion and the aging process es which oc cur duri ng the simulated period. Further requirements for a general
model include the following :
• Easy model parametrization based on datas heets, measurem ents or online -databases
• I nterco nnectio n betwee n sub - models mus t be una mbiguo us to suppo rt a m odel exchang e or extension
• M odels must be suffic iently flexible concerning t he design variables
• The computational e ffort must be small due to the high tempor al resolution, h igh number of
parameters , and iterat ion st eps whic h are caus ed by t he optim ization proce dur e
Beside s the m entione d requi rement s, the d evelo ped simu lation mo del follows a power flow approach. For t he
reason of simplicit y and simulatio n computing t ime , only the component ’ s power flows are con sidered without
modeling i ndividua l curre nt and v olta ge lev els .

2.1. System description
In Figure 1 the analyzed nano/micr o - off - grid powe r sup ply syst em is schematically dep icted. It consists o f a
photovoltaic (PV) array, a M aximum Power P oint Tracker (MPPT) , a Lithium - Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery with an
active Ba ttery Mana gement System (B MS) , and a n AC - DC power inverter.
Arrows represent the modeled power flows between th e system
components. The arrow directi on indicate s the sign r ule in the simulati on
though no t nece ssarily t he dir ection of ener gy flow. The dir ection of power
flow 4 and 5 is rev ersible i n the case of ba tter y discharge . T he ba ttery c harge
power is posit ive and t he dischar ge power is n eg ative, contrary to the
ISO1240 5 -1- norm [ 23 ].
Further connection and safety co mpone nts are ne glecte d in the te chnical
model and esti mated by a rough rule of thum b values of the literature in the
economic mode l . The energ etic losses of operation s control and monitorin g
components are integra ted in to the charge - controller and inverter model s.

2.2. Mathe matical model
This section provides a detailed description of the developed mathematical mo dels of all technical system
compone nts and t he used s imulat ion input data.
2.2.1. Photovolt aic mode l
For long - term system simula tions , constant efficienc y models are most commonly used, al t hough most models
in the literature are based on electrical circuit mo dels (ECM) to model the U -I- curve of the photovoltaic module
[ 24 ] . However, it is n ot necessary to model the whole U -I- curve since only systems with MPPT are consi dered.
Therefore , it can be assumed that the ph otovoltaic modul e runs mostly at it s maximum power poin t if the load
side is not restricted otherwise, e.g. by fu ll batteries and insufficient load . Furthermo re, the lowest simulation
time step of 1 minute is high enough to neglect the energ y losses due to the searc h algorithm of the MPPT and
by that the effect of subo ptimal voltage an d current operation p oints of the photovolta ic module.
Therefore, the simple ph otovoltaic model from [2 5] is applied :
𝑃𝑃 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 , 𝑀𝑀𝑃𝑃 = 𝐺𝐺
𝐺𝐺 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 ∙ 𝑃𝑃 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 , 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 ∙

γ
0 ∙ ( 𝑇𝑇 𝑐𝑐 − 𝑇𝑇 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 )

(1)
The P MPP,ref descri bes the o utput power at t he maxi mum pow er point a nd Standard T est Conditions (STC) wi th
T ref = 298 . 15 K and G ref = 1000 W ∙ m - 2 and γ 0 the power - dependent temperature coeff icient (assumed to be
γ 0 =- 0.5 W ∙ K – 1 ) , T C the variable cell temperature and G the effective irradiation respectively. T he accuracy of t his
model which was tested by [25] in a pra ctical one - year study with mono - cry stalline panels an d MPPT is similar,
sometimes even exceeding that of the more sophisticated mod els.
To calculate the cell temperature the semi - empiri c approac h of [26] is u sed in this study . The f irst term describes
the temperature of the photovoltaic modul e with the effective irradiation G, the wind s peed v wind , t he ambi ent
temperature T a and the em pirical par ame ter a an d b whi ch des cribe t he moun ting sys tem a nd module
technolo gy. Th e cell tempera ture ca n be ca lculated by usi ng an empiric al tempe ratur e diffe rence ∆ T and the
effective irradiation. The empiric parameters used here refer to a glass/ cell/polyme r sheet module type wi th an
open ra ck mount ing system [26] .
𝑇𝑇 𝑐𝑐 = ( 𝐺𝐺 ∙ 𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑎𝑎+ 𝑏𝑏 ∙𝑣𝑣 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 + 𝑇𝑇 𝑎𝑎 ) + 𝛥𝛥𝑇𝑇 ∙ 𝐺𝐺
1000

(2)
To inclu de the proceedi ng degra dation of a photovoltaic modul e , an annual degra dation rate of t he peak - power
of 0.5 % is a ssume d here, cor respondi ng to [ 27 ]. All r elevant pa rameter s and co nstants u sed in th e photovoltaic
model ca n be f ound in Table A. 1.
2.2.2. Battery mode l
Batteries are strongly non - linear, electro - chemical systems . Accor ding to [ 28 ] the main inter nal infl uencing
factors are DoD/State of Charge (SoC), State of Health (SoH), internal resistance, self - dischar ge, design
Figure 1 System diagram.

parameters, etc. The main external factors are temperature, C -rate, an d operating history (e.g. cycles or rest
period).
The aging of the batter y leads to loss of ca pacity primarily due to los s of active mate rial and reduct ion of p owe r
performance due to rising internal re sistance [ 29 ] . T he aging is m ainly dom inated by t he chargi ng/di scharging
cycles ( cycle a ging) a nd the r est perio ds (cal endric al aging) [ 30 ].
A lar ge variety of models for Lithium - based battery cells can
be found in the literature. They var y strongly in the
influen cing fac tors incl ude d and their field of application.
Most models used in energy and electric ity system
simulations a re structured as seen in Fi gure 2 , which is based
on [ 31 ].
In this study, t he above - mentioned topolo gy is ad a pted . T he
c entral state model calculates the energy dis sipation dur ing
the chargi ng and dis charging process ( reflecte d by P loss th e
battery power l oss due to e nergy diss ipatio n, which is the
difference between the terminal power P Terminal and th e
battery power P Batt ), u sable battery capacity with ch arging
and discha rging limits a nd SoC for every simulation step . The
thermal model determines the temperature of th e battery cell. The aging model defines the battery capacity
over the simulat ion period by det ermining the loss of c apacity per time step (the SoH - depende nt batte ry capaci ty
is represented by C act ) .
2.2.2.1. State model
The state model is essential ly influen ced by t he cell t empera ture, C - r ate, SoC, self - di scharge , and battery
capacity . At a te mporal resolution of o ne minute , it can b e assume d tha t the ele ctrical short - term dynamics of
battery cells, whi ch in equival ent circui t m odels (ECM) are usuall y be descr ibed as resistor -capacitor ci rcuit s , can
be negle cted .
The parametrization of the st ate model is based on the ope n - acc ess dat asheet o f the Thunde r Sky Wi nston LFP -
cell WB - LYP40AHA [ 32 ] . The charge a nd dis charge curves show the term inal volt age V T of the battery over the
SoC at different C - rates (0.5 C, 1.0 C , 2.0 C, 3.0 C) and t emperatures (55 °C, 25 °C, 0 °C, - 25 °C, - 45 °C) . For the
mathematical formulation , the data is fitted w ith the follow ing equation as used in [ 33 ] . The reby, a to f are the
fitting parameters.
𝑉𝑉 𝑇𝑇 ( 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 ) = −𝑎𝑎 ∙ 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 + 𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 ∙ � 1
𝑓𝑓 + 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 � − 𝑑𝑑 ∙ 𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 −𝑟𝑟∗ ( 1− 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 )

(3)
Due to the different existing de finitions, for the fitting of charge and disc harge curves , th e SoC of 0 % is defined
as the minimal value a t the cut - off voltage (2.8 V) and the nominal C - rate (0.5 C) and temperature (25 °C) . In
addition, d ischa rge curve s are restricted to the cut - off volt age (4.0 V).
The battery state model de scribe s the ene rgy dissipation during the charge and dis charge process considering
the influencing factors batter y temperature an d C-rate . Therefore , a simple equ ivalent circuit is used as d escribed
in [3 1] . It is assu med that the power - dependent losses onl y occur at t he inte rnal res istance R int . No nethe less, a
distinct ion is made betwee n chargin g and discha rging. To represent the temperature - dependent energy
dissipation , an additional resistance is added in seri es to the circuit. Since an energy - based simulat io n is
conducte d, the ECM should be understood as a combination of energ y losses rather than electrical resistanc es.
T he inter nal re sistance can be determine d by the terminal voltages at two differ ent currents I 1 and I 2 . Applyin g
the O hmic law, th e power - depend ent ener gy dissipa tion during cha rge and dis charge can be defined thro ugh
the battery effi ciency :
𝑅𝑅 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 = 𝑉𝑉 𝑇𝑇 ( 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 , 𝐼𝐼 1 ) − 𝑉𝑉 𝑇𝑇 ( 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 , 𝐼𝐼 2 )
𝐼𝐼 1 − 𝐼𝐼 2

(4)
Figure 2 High - level battery model block diagram.

ɳ 𝑐𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟 / 𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑐𝑐 ℎ 𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟 = 𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇 − ( 𝐼𝐼 2 ∙ 𝑅𝑅 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 )
𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇

(5)
The deter mined r esistance for the differ ent cha rge/di scharge c urves s how s no cle ar SoC - dependent t rend. Also ,
the charg ing strategies make the analy sis of this SoC - depe nd ent behavior unfeasible. For this reason , only the
SoC- independent mean values of t he resistances are used , compare Ta ble 1.
Table 1 Mo deled mea n interna l resist ance of t he battery cell and their standard deviation .

Unit

Charging

Dischar ging

Mean internal resistance

[ Ω ]

0.0019

0.0025

Abs. standar d devia tion

[ Ω ]

± 0.00 09

± 0.00 14

Rel. standard deviation

[-]

± 0.461

± 0.535

With the assumption of mean internal resistan ce values and the parametri zed charge a nd disc harge curves at
different C- rates , linear co rrelations for the C - rate de pendent battery char ge and discha rge effi ciency ca n be
determined. Inside the battery model , the C-rate is d efined as 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 = 𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇 ∙ 𝑆𝑆 𝑖𝑖𝑆𝑆𝑛𝑛 − 1 with the battery nominal
capacity C nom .
ɳ 𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑐𝑐 ℎ 𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟 ( 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 ) = 1 − 0.02803 ∙ 𝑆𝑆 ⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒

(6)

ɳ 𝑐𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟 ( 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 ) = 1 − 0.02115 ∙ 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒

(7)

To determ ine the the rmally induce d energ y dissi pation a r elative voltage drop Δ V per t emperature dev iation Δ T
from the reference temperature T ref = 25 °C is defined. This is in acc ordance with the determination of the
internal resist ance.
𝛥𝛥𝑉𝑉
𝛥𝛥𝑇𝑇 = 𝑉𝑉 ( 𝑇𝑇 1 ) − 𝑉𝑉 ( 𝑇𝑇 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 )
𝑇𝑇 1 − 𝑇𝑇 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑟𝑟

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Analog to the C - rate calc ulation a temperat ure - dependent efficie ncy is d etermine d with m ean values of these
relative voltag e drops at no minal current fl ows and the t emperature differ ence. The mathem atical correlation
derives as follows. It is important to note that the temperature unit used is °C and t hat the m odel o nly show s
reasonable characteristics in the interpolate d region between the used data points ( - 45 °C to +55 °C).
ɳ ( 𝑇𝑇 ) = 1 − � 𝑇𝑇 − 𝑇𝑇 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟
3,6 � ∙ ( − 1.260 ∙ 10 −7 ∙ 𝑇𝑇 3 − 1.315 ∙ 10 −6 ∙ 𝑇𝑇 2 − 3.748 ∙ 10 −4 ∙ 𝑇𝑇 − 6.209 ∙ 10 −3

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The total energy dissipatio n during ch arge/ dischar ge proc ess es derives f rom a simple mult iplication of these two
losses.
𝑃𝑃 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑖𝑖𝑆𝑆𝑖𝑖𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑙 = 𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇 ∙ ɳ ( 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 ) ∙ ɳ ( 𝑇𝑇 )

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Furthermore, the battery state model determine s th e ac tual SoC in every simulation step by a simple energy
balance us ing an off - line b ook - keepin g method. The char ging and di schargi ng term inal p ower P T , power and
temperature - dependent power loss es P lo ss,total , self - discharge r ate P self - discharge , and th e current batter y capacity
E actual d epe nding on t he S oH and the SoC of the previous time step are tak e n int o acco unt.
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 ( 𝑟𝑟 ) = 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 ( 𝑟𝑟 − 1 ) + ( 𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇 − 𝑃𝑃 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑖𝑖𝑆𝑆𝑖𝑖𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑙 − 𝑃𝑃 𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟𝑙𝑙𝑟𝑟 − 𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑖 𝑑𝑑𝑐𝑐 ℎ 𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟 ) ∙ 𝛥𝛥𝑟𝑟
𝐸𝐸 𝑎𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑖𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑙

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Most energy - based simulations of p owe r supply sys tems defi ne a constant maxim um DoD. For the sake o f
simpli city, this is an accept able approach , howev er , t his does not reflect the real - life battery (control) behavior.
T he B MS usua lly defi ne s a maximum disc harge and charge voltage , at which the chargin g/dischar ging is s topped.
The DoD -voltage correlati on is depe nd ent at le ast on the cell temp erature, terminal power , and SoH. T o integrate
this dynamic factor in to energy - based simu lations (and not only in ele ctrical) a new, flexible and energy - based
DoD- model is proposed .
The end -of- charge (SoC cut off, CH ) and end - of- dischar ge SoCs (SoC cut off, D CH ) are extracted f rom the respective fitted
charge a nd discha rge cur ves fo r differ ent C - rates and temperatures . O n th is basis , the following correlations can
be generated. Since no temperature - depe ndent data is prov ided by the use d battery dat asheet for the charge

case , it is neglected in this study but can be integr ated in to the model for other batteries if datashee t values are
available. It is further assumed that for the te mperature - depe ndent disc harge bounda ry the BMS can adapt the
end -of- discharge v oltage for low tem perature s (espe cially unde r 0 °C) below the nominal valu e of 2.8 V.
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝑆𝑆𝐶𝐶 ( 𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇 ) = 1.1410 − 0.000225 ∙ 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟 𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒

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𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝐷𝐷𝑆𝑆𝐶𝐶 ( 𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇 ) = − 0.0210 + 0.000352 ∙ 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒

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𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝐷𝐷𝑆𝑆𝐶𝐶 ( 𝑇𝑇 ) = − 0.2536 ∙ 𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 0 . 153657 ∙ ( 80 +𝑇𝑇 ) + 0.7318

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To cons ider b oth influe ncing f actors (tem perature and C - rate) at the dischargi ng process , they n eed to be
normalized to the reference point (here: 25 °C and 0.5 C). By this , they can be added up, as shown in the foll owing
equation.
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝐷𝐷𝑆𝑆𝐶𝐶 ( 𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇 , 𝑇𝑇 ) = 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝐷𝐷𝑆𝑆 𝐶𝐶 ( 0.5 𝑆𝑆 , 25° 𝑆𝑆 ) + 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝐷𝐷𝑆𝑆𝐶𝐶 ( 𝑃𝑃 𝑇𝑇 )
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝐷𝐷𝑆𝑆𝐶𝐶 ( 0.5 𝑆𝑆 , 25° 𝑆𝑆 ) + 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐 𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝐷𝐷𝑆𝑆 𝐶𝐶 ( 𝑇𝑇 )
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 , 𝐷𝐷𝑆𝑆𝐶𝐶 ( 0.5 𝑆𝑆 , 25° 𝑆𝑆 )

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2.2.2.2. Ther mal model
Many thermal battery models are based on the heat balance e quation of [3 4] . This consists of the O hmic losses,
reaction enthalpy, reaction h eat of side reactions , and mixi ng enthalp y. Due to [3 5] the reaction e nthal py, due
to [3 6] th e reacti on heat of side reactions, and d ue to [3 7] the mixing ent halpy ar e negligible for long - term energy
system simulation s o f severa l months or years. This simplifi es the equation to the ohmic losses.
In additio n, the convecti ve heat e xchange i s include d in the m odel. Her eby, the battery temperature of every
time step is define d through the following equation by th e battery’s convectiv e heat transfer co efficient h,
surface A, ma ss m battery and average he at capacit y c p,battery .
𝑇𝑇 ( 𝑟𝑟 + 1 ) = 𝑃𝑃 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑖𝑖𝑆𝑆𝑖𝑖𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑙 − ℎ ∙ 𝐴𝐴 ∙ �𝑇𝑇 ( 𝑟𝑟 ) − 𝑇𝑇 𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑖𝑣𝑣𝑖𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑆𝑆 𝑖𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 ( 𝑟𝑟 ) � ∙ 𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟
𝑚𝑚 𝑏𝑏𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑏𝑏 ∙ 𝑐𝑐 𝑝𝑝 , 𝑏𝑏𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑏𝑏 + 𝑇𝑇 ( 𝑟𝑟 )

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2.2.2.3. Aging mod el
The agin g duri ng the res t per iods is m ainly inf luenced by the rest time , the square root of the temperature , and
the SoC [3 0 ], [ 38 ] . However , the cycl e aging is prim arily influenced b y the c urrent, char ge thro ughput , and
average temperature [3 0 ], [ 39 ]. In this model, b oth aging effects an d their impact o n the loss of capacity are
considere d.
The gene ralized m odel by Wang e t al. for LFP -battery- cells is used to determine the capacity l oss by cycle a ging
[ 40 ] . It calculate s the relative capacity loss in de pendency of th e C - rate, temperature , and char ge throu ghput in
Ah . Th e empiric co rrelation is shown b elow with the e mpiric factor B, the univ ersal gas const ant R, and the
battery temperature T .
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑐𝑐𝑏𝑏𝑐𝑐𝑙𝑙𝑟𝑟
𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟 = 𝐵𝐵 ∙ 31700 + 370.3 ∙ 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒
𝑅𝑅 ∙ 𝑇𝑇 ∙ 𝐴𝐴ℎ 0 . 55

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F or a dynamic and time - discrete simulat ion , further adaptions are necess ary. The charge throughp ut Ah by Wan g
et al. descri bes the number of half - cycles which is defined as a relative val ue and is ado pted thr ough th e produc t
of battery C - ra te and length of the t imestep. T he defined empi ric factor B is depe nd ent o n the C - ra te, tho ugh in
[ 40 ] only exemplary values for certain C - rates are specified. Therefore, t he v alues for factor B are fitted to a 3 rd -
order - polynomic correlatio n dependi ng on t he C -rate.
𝐵𝐵 = − 47,84 ∙ 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 3 + 1215 ∙ 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 2 + 9419 ∙ 𝑆𝑆⎼ 𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 + 36040

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The relative capacity is then i ntegrated into the aging model to det ermin e the capaci ty los s and curre nt batter y
capacity at ever y time step. Further details are provided in [ 40 ].
Many agi ng model s for calen dric al aging of lith ium battery cells are b ased on experi ments with constant stress
factors ( e.g. in [ 41 ] ) and are therefore not feasible for d ynamic conditions. Howev er , Grolleau et al. d evel oped
and test ed a m odel, whi ch include s changi ng sto rage co nditions [38] . This model is adop ted here , for whi ch t h e
correlation of the relative capacity lo ss is shown in the f ollowing equation with battery tem perature T and the
nominal battery c apacity C nom .

𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑖𝑐𝑐
𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟 = 𝑘𝑘 ( 𝑇𝑇 , 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 ) ∙ � 1 ∙ 𝑑𝑑 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 ( 𝑟𝑟 )
𝑆𝑆 𝑖𝑖𝑆𝑆 𝑛𝑛 � −𝛼𝛼 ( 𝑇𝑇 )

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The empiric factor α is de pend ent on the battery temperature, even though in [3 8] only exemplary values are
specified . Therefore, the proposed va lues a re fitte d by the following equation.
𝛼𝛼 ( 𝑇𝑇 ) = 𝑒𝑒 − ( 0 . 2∙ 60 − log ( 4 ) ) + ( 𝑇𝑇 ∙0 , 2 ) + 3

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The term Q loss (t) /C nom is the fractional capacity lo ss at time t, while the kinetic term k(T,SoC) is further defined
in [38]. All relevant parameters and constant s use d in the battery model can be found in Table A . 2.
2.2.3. Electronic model
In literature, two different approaches are commonly used to model po wer el ectronic s, ECM (e. g. in [ 42 ] ) and
numerical models. A 2 nd - order - poly nomial seems ap propriate for model ing the power losses as a function o f
input or o utput power , as des cribed in [ 43 ] . The a ttempt is made to achieve a manufacturer datasheet
parametrization. I t should thereby be noted that these data differ grea tly from manufacture r to manufacturer,
al though the p rovide d data is in ge neral in s ufficient for mod el in g the energy losses properly.
In the following, a mathematic al model based on a 2 nd - ord er - polynomial by [ 43] i s used. T he energeti c effici ency
ɳ based o n the output po wer c an be calculated as follows.
ɳ = 𝑃𝑃 𝑆𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖
𝑃𝑃 𝑆𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 + ( 𝑒𝑒 𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟𝑙𝑙𝑟𝑟 + 𝑣𝑣 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 ∙ 𝑃𝑃 𝑆𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 + 𝑟𝑟 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 ∙ 𝑃𝑃 𝑆𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 )

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The second term of the dividend refers to the p ower loss whereby p self refers to the non - perform ance - related
self - consumpti on, v loss to the voltage losses over diodes an d transistors , and r loss to the o hmic losses d ue to the
current flow. The used parameter s and nomin al efficienc ies for the electronic componen ts are shown in
Table A 3. Th ese values either refer to literature or a re based on numeri cal fittings from the manufacturer’ s
datasheets. In terms of numerical fittin g , negative identified parameters are possib le due to the least squ are
method used . In t his wor k, no gradual aging effects are consi dered for pow er electr onics . This ma tche s common
practice in literature (e.g. in [ 44 ], [ 45 ]) . Analogous to these works , the total lifetime for t he invert er s and charge
controllers is es timated at ten year s, and five years for the battery man agement system. The same model is used
for all power electronics conside red in thi s study .
2.2.4. Load Prof ile
The load profile is a crucia l par t of ene rgy - based economic analyses (cf. [46 ] ), in particul ar for systems with
fluctuati ng pow er generati on and de mand as they have to be balance d by a n energ y storag e system .
Nevertheless, creating a representative load profile is by no me ans trivial . For off - grid power supply system s, the
data basis is especially weak [ 47 ] . Th e aggregated , no rmalized German househol d load curve of [ 17 ] with a 1 -
min ute resolution was u sed in this study. This da ta has also been tested for plau sibility. It must be note d that the
local socio - economic situat ion ( and wi th this the load profile) of ho usehol ds varies greatly between regions with
poor ener gy conne ction to t he elect rical gr id and the situ ation in Germany. Nonetheless , it serves as a g eneral
point of comparison. However , it is accommodated that most households in off - grid regions have lower yearly
energy demands compared to Germany . For this reason, th is load profile is scaled do wn to 2,154 kWh ∙ a – 1 , which
corresponds to the ye arly el ectric energy demand of a househol d in Pakistan [ 48 ] , lies in the same order of
magnitude as that of Ugand a [ 49 ] and the Tie r 4 of the Multi - Tier - Framework of The Wor ld Bank [ 50 ].
2.2.5. M eteorolog ical dat a
Anoth er main influencing factor which was analyzed for th is research is th at of system location, whic h is
concomitan t with p revailing weath er conditions. Th e following exemplary locations ha ve been analyzed t o
compare different climates :
• Temperate climate: Berlin, Germany (52 . 589 °, 13 . 271 °)
• Tropical cli mate: near Lake - Victoria Kenya ( -0. 64 1 °, 34 . 099 °)
• Arid cl imate: n ear Isfaha n, Ira n (32 . 342 °, 52 . 012 °)
• Mediterranean climate: Lykia, Turkey (36 . 484 °, 29 . 131 °)
• Continental climate: near Achamayli, Usbe ki stan (43 . 000 °, 59 . 000 °)

To follow the open - source ap proach of this work , the 1- minute temporal re solution d ata of MINES ParisTe ch and
Transvalor Dpt SoDa was used, which is validated in [ 51 ] . The dat a for the period of 1.2.2004 – 31.12 .2005 i s
available on their homepage an d free of charge [ 52 ] . Data on ambient air tempera ture, humi dity , and wi nd speed
is bas ed on the MERR A databas e provided by the NASA G od dard Spa ce Flight Center [ 53 ] . An overview of the
climate data for the considered locations is pr esented in Table A. 4.
2.3. Economic model
The investment co sts have the main share of the overall costs of renewable power supply systems. However ,
the se differ greatly dependi ng on the locati on, sys tem size , or type of usage [ 54 ] . This uncertainty is especi ally
large in the off - grid sector. In several regio ns, t he pri ces ca n be u p to 1 2 - times as hig h as in others [55] . In res pect
to the generic approach , general economic assump tions for the investment costs ( cc ) of the system com ponents ,
operation and m aintenance ( omc ), and balance of s ystem costs are made according to literature references . The
economic assumpti on s are summarized in Table A. 5. Data on LFP battery i nvestment cost scenarios w ere lacking
in gener al, alt hough mo re rea dily avail able wi thin the m obilit y sector. For t his reaso n, prici ng data was use d from
the latter. The time - dependent investmen t cost function is estimated by a c urve fit based on th e data provided
by [ 56 ]–[ 60 ] , where t is the time in years.
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝐵𝐵𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖 ( 𝑟𝑟 ) = 240 + 𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 ( −0 . 24562 ∙𝑖𝑖 + 500 )

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2.4. Simulat ion
The modeling tool is written in the high - level langua ge
Python ™ 3.6. ( Anaconda ® 4.3. 1) and publ ished u nder the
open - source license L GPL - 3.0 on Github 1 .
The developed simu lation follows a time - disc rete,
determi nistic , and , apart from the cost functions of the
single com ponents , likewise t ime - invari ant appr oach.
Figure 3 presents the simulation flow chart . T he proce dure
starts with the initiali zation of technic al parameters and
the input of timeseries data . Consequently, the
component models are calculated for every simulati on
timestep. This i ncludes especially the battery charging a nd
dischar ging pr ocess afte r deter mining the power flow P diff
( the difference between P 2 and P 3 ) at the central power
knot of the system ( see Figur e 1) . Dependent o n a positive
or negative v alue of P diff the batter y is charged or
dischar ged , respectively. Therefore, the battery cha rge
and discha rged bou ndaries are dete rmine d to exami ne if
the batte ry can ha ndle the r equeste d power flow. Fina lly,
the S tate of Destruction (SoD) o f all components is
analyze d and in cas e of re aching the end of life criteria
co mponents are replaced. After the iteration proc ess , the
objective fun ctions are calculated. The power flow
numberin g follo ws the denotatio n introdu ced in Figure 1.
For the si zing pr ocess, te chnica l and eco nomica l objective
functions are used. The co mmon ke y figure L evelize d C osts of E lectricity (L C oE) is used for economic
quantification. As shown in the following equa tion the L C oE is calculate d by the ratio of the A nnual L evelized
Cost F lows ( ATLC C ) to the use d amount of el ectric e nergy E total a ccording to [ 15 ]. T he ATLCC a re calcul ated b y the
annuity method i ncluding the a nnuity o f inv estment costs (A cc,k ), o perati on and m aintenan ce cost s (A omc,k ),
replacement costs (A rc,k ), and re sidual co sts (A rv ,k ) of all components k according to [ 61 ] . The residual cost s are
the replacement cost s multipli ed with (1 - SoD), whi ch is one for new component s and zero for end -of- life
compone nt s.

1 The corresponding r epository can be fo und at https: //gith ub.com/jo sch - a/energysimulation
Figure 3 Simulation flowchart. P

self,BMS
i ndicat es the BMS
energy s elf

- consum ption a nd P loss ,BMS
the BMS power lo ss
due to en ergy di ssipatio n.

𝐿𝐿𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝐸𝐸 = 𝐴𝐴𝑇𝑇𝐿𝐿𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆
𝐸𝐸 𝑖𝑖𝑆𝑆𝑖𝑖𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑙 = ∑ 𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 , 𝑘𝑘 + 𝐴𝐴 𝑆𝑆 𝑛𝑛𝑐𝑐 , 𝑘𝑘 + 𝐴𝐴 𝑟𝑟𝑐𝑐 , 𝑘𝑘 + 𝐴𝐴 𝑟𝑟𝑣𝑣 , 𝑘𝑘 𝑘𝑘 𝐸𝐸 𝑖𝑖𝑆𝑆𝑖𝑖𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑙

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The security of power supply is a major parameter for describing the efficie ncy and perf ormance of a n off- grid
power s upply sys tem in a te chnical s ense. T hereby, t he requir ed secur ity has a strong in flue nc e on economics
[ 62 ] . Nevertheles s , there is no gener ally ac cepted performa nce fi gure , [ 63 ] . In [ 15 ] d ifferent quan tification figures
are discussed . Due t o the ge neric appr oach of t his rese arch and t he concomitant low focus o n special user
behavior or socio - economic factors, th e rather simple Loss of Load Probability (LLP) method is u sed here. It is
based on the amount of e nergy not supplied , which is the balance of dem and and the supp lied load in the period
under review [ 15 ] . Thereby, P Load demand (t) and P load supplied (t) are the averag e load s of the corresponding simulation
step . T o convert this absolute value in to a relative one it i s normalized by the load dem and of the simulation
period τ .
𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝑃𝑃 = ∑ �𝑃𝑃 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆 𝑎𝑎𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟𝑛𝑛𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖𝑑𝑑 − 𝑃𝑃 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆 𝑎𝑎𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑎𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑖𝑟𝑟 𝑑𝑑 � ∙ 𝛥𝛥𝑟𝑟
𝜏𝜏
𝑖𝑖= 1 ∑ 𝑃𝑃 𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟 𝑛𝑛𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖𝑑𝑑 ∙ 𝛥𝛥𝑟𝑟
𝜏𝜏
𝑖𝑖 =1

(24)
2.5. Opt imization
Multi -o bjective optimization a im s to identify the optim al solution for a multidimensiona l problem with often
conflicti ng obje ctive functions . In t he case of sy stem sizing, the optimiza tion seeks to iden tify optimal system
configur ations an d capacities of the components for a given use - cas e. The s et of P areto - optimal so lution s
consists of the non - d ominate d system configura tions i nside the objecti ve spa ce (Paret o -front). D ecisio n variables
inside the decision sp ace define the syste m confi guration. The Pareto - front will give the designer of such
nano/mi cro - off - grid power suppl y system the capability to choose the system sizes regarding the requirements
of the use case .
Here, a multi - objective optim ization is conducted to generate the P areto - optimal set of solution s considering the
economic obj ecti ve function L evelized Cost o f Energy and the technical object ive function Loss of Load Probability
as defined previously . The d ecisio n variables are the installed photovoltaic peak power, battery capacity , an d
nominal inverter p ower. The Non -Sorting- Genetic -A lgo rit hm - II (NSGA - II), a frequ ently use d algorit hm [10] , is
implem ented accor ding to Deb et al. [ 64 ]. The good performa nce of th e used NSG A - II is validated in [64] . Th e
algorithm follows the basic procedure of evolutiona ry algorithms and selects the preferred options according to
the rank of the non - domi nated front and th e crowdin g distance . Standa rd value s accor ding to [ 64 ] are u sed for
the generator, selector , and variator . The set - up values fo r parameterizing the NSGA - II algorithm can be foun d
in Table A. 6.
3. RESULTS
Th is section presents the application of the developed modeling tool for the multi - objective optimiz ation of a
nano/mi cro - off - grid power supply s ystem . Influen cing factors on the set of P areto - optimal solutions (Pa reto -
f ront) with the performan ce in the objective fun ctions LCoE and LLP are analyzed and presented in the figures.
The absolute numb ers of decision variables are no t considered.
The general shape of all Pareto -f ront s me et s the author' s e xpectati on and is comparable to sets presen ted in the
literature (e.g. in [ 9] ) . The obtai ned f ronts in this res earch show a good solution distribution an d extent of the
Pareto -front according to [10] . N evertheless, a d etailed analysis of t he optimi zation algorithm performance i s
not the objec tive of t he prese nted st udy.

3.1. Influence of l ocation
In Figure 4 the optimization results a re shown for the different considered locations. The general run of t he
Pareto -f ront s is simila r and the curv es are well dis tinguishable from ea ch other. I t appears t hat the sy stems in
the temperate clim ate are the most
expensive o nes , while the results for the
other regions are more related to one
an other. T he temperate climate location
has 2 to 5 times higher cost s for the same
LLP of 1 % to 12 % co mpar ed t o the
tropical c limate, which shows the lowest
LCoEs . The cost difference decreases with
an increase of the LLP for all considered
climates. When e valuating the common
values of two P areto -fron ts, a linear
correlation between the temperat e
climate and all other considered locations
can be identi fied.
The fact that the results for differ ent
location s are well distinguish able from
one another shows that the ratio of
energy i nput a nd dema nd has a distinct im pact on the objective fu nctions since the latter stays constant in this
simula tion and just the ene rgy input distinctiv ely differ s betwe en the different l ocati ons . In comparison to
irradiation, the temperature has a minor influen ce on t he results . Th is can be explained by the fact that the
results of diffe rent locatio ns can be ordere d by incre asing irradiati on, how ever not b y decrea sing tem peratur es
(se e Table A . 4) . This is as well support ed by other data sources like t he G l obal Solar Atlas [65] . However , the
results do not correlate in direct proporti on to the irradiation , which reflects the min or influence of temperature .
3.2. Influence of t emporal resolution
The optimization results of simulations w ith a temporal re solution of one m inute and one hour for the di ffe rent
consid ered locations are shown in Figure 5 . This reveals that the general run of the P areto curves is similar
regardless of th e simulation temporal resolutio n , alt hough t he P areto -fronts for the hourly resolution
optimization are shifted towards lower
LCoEs at a constant LLP. The LC oE s for
hourly optimization are in the ran ge of
5 % to 15 % under the optimizati on based
on a temporal resolution of one minute at
a common LLP for all con sidered
locations. For LLPs above 1 %, t he me an
LCoE deviat ion is qui te const ant between
6 % and 9 %
The expectations of the authors and the
literature in [ 17 ]–[ 19 ] and [ 22 ] regarding
a strong influence of the temporal
simulation resolution on the evaluation of
photovoltaic systems , as well as t he fac t
that lower temporal resolution lea d s t o
overly optimistic expectatio ns, are
supporte d by the se results .
Figure 4 Comparison of the Pareto- optimal opt imization results of 1 -year
simulation with a

temporal resolution of one minut e for t he
consider ed
locations

.

Figure 5 Co mpariso n of the Pareto- optimal optimization result s of 1 -year
simulation

of the cons idered l ocatio ns for a
temporal reso lution of one
minute an d one hour

.

3.3. Influence of s imulation period
The influen ce of the simulation period is stu died by comparing 1 - year and 20 - year simulati on s with a temporal
resolution of one minute . Single points of a 1- year Pareto -front for the continental climate have bee n used to
condu ct a 20 - year simulat ion. The dec ision variables of th e pair of objective function results ( LCoE 0. 44 € ∙ kWh - 1 ;
LLP 15 %), ( LCoE 0. 58 € ∙ kWh – 1 ; LLP 6 %) and ( LCoE 0. 90 € ∙ kWh - 1 ; LLP 1 %) are chosen exemplarily, as shown in
Figure 6 . The results for the LLP and
LCoE for a 20 - years simulation are
shown for a ll three considered designs.
The LLP for lon g - term simulation s is 9-
31 % higher than for the short - term
simulations. The relative difference
increases for smaller systems with
higher LLPs. Despite the higher LLP, the
results of long - term simulation s
consisten tly show a lower LCoE , hence
the lower amount of su pplied ener gy
has no signi ficant inf luenc e on the
relative costs. Th e LCoE deviation
between short - term a nd long - term lie s
with in the ra nge of 2 2 - 27 % for the
chosen s ystem configura tions.
The higher LLP observed for long - term simulation s in comparison to the short - term meets the expectations ,
because the i nfluence of degr adation of si ngle co mponents is m uch lar ger for l ong - term simulation s. This is b ased
on the dissimilar n on - linear aging processes o f the differe nt system compone nts over the analy zed simulati on
period. Thus , the real usa ble power an d capacity are di stinctly lower and the loss o f load probability increase s ,
accordi ngly. This resu lt highlight s the need to integrate the compone nt degradation and repla cement cos ts ,
especially for batteries, inside the simu lation model [12] –[ 14 ].
The quite constant decrease in costs for lon g - term sim ulations is contr ary to the te chnical inf luence s which are
mainly r eprese nted by the LLP . Bec ause of tha t , the reason for it is assumed t o lie within the ec onom ic mod el,
which inte grate s decreasing replacemen t investment costs of the com ponents that must be re placed dur ing the
simulation p eriod. In p articular, the assumption of significantly decrea sing investment costs of t he battery
corresponding to the prospects in literature must be consider ed. The i nfluence of the simula tion period on the
ann uity calcula tion has been balance d through a theoreti cal residual cos t function which correlate s exactly with
the SoD . This leads to eq ual annuities of s hort - time and long - time simulation horizons unless no replaceme nt
investment ta kes place .
In gener al, i t can be stated that the 1- year simulation lead s to signif icantly more pessimistic resu lts regarding
economics and delivers mor e optim istic re sults i n terms of the securit y of suppl y tha n the 20 - year simulat ion.
Nevertheless, a 20 - year simulatio n seems to be the more suitable appro ach, beca use it assumes the re duction
of the investment costs and includ es the degradation of the components which is more realistic for a real - life
applica tion in the field.
4. CONCLUSION
In the scope of this w ork , an open - sou rce mo deling tool for the simulation and optimization of ren ewable
nano/mi cro - off - grid power suppl y syst em was developed. The modeling approach fo llows key requirements for
a general an d adaptive model s tructure to make the tool ge neric and adaptable to various use cases and
applications. It integr ates relevant dyn amic behavior, whi ch occurs in the ch osen temporal r esolution and a ging
effects.
Using the two -objective- optimization algorithm NSGA - II and the objectiv e functions LLP and LCoE the influence
of the following fa ctors on the set o f P areto - optimal solutions is exa mined and the practical appli cation of the
modeling tool is presen ted .
Figure 6 Compa rison of 1 - year and 20 - year simulation for the continental
climate.

• S ystem loca tion by comparing the result for simulations with wea ther data of five representative
locations shows the difficu lty of designing generic sy stem sizes for multiple targ et markets .
• Tempora l resolut ion of inp ut data (weather and l oad profile ) by compari ng a resolution of one minute
and one ho ur for the differe nt considered locations , lower temporal resolution leads to overly opt imistic
results .
• S imulation p erio d by comp aring 1- year and 20 - year simulations with a te mporal resolution of one
minute at continen tal climate , sh orter simulation pe riods lead to overly pessimistic results .
Finally, we con clude wi th the f ollowing k ey fi ndings:
• A distin ct influ ence on t he Par eto - front could be identified for all anal yzed factors.
• The system lo cation di ctates t he techni cal a nd economi c perfo rmance through climate co nditions.
• The influence of the temporal resolut ion and the simulation period on the LCoE and LLP is significant
and shoul d be consi dered i n the des ign pr ocess of s uch nano /micro - off - grid power s upply syst em
regardin g the computati on tim e neede d.
Due to the ge neric appro ach of th is work and the wide range of compared i nput data, it is lim ited in its
significa nce for specific d etailed real - life systems, but a relative comparison of the reasonable range of the
exami ned influenci ng facto rs can be done . This makes it also d ifficult to b enchmark it to existing work in a
quantitative manner. Howeve r, it is shown that the influen ce of the analyz ed factors is distinct , and the li terature
review above has s hown that it is neverthel ess neglected in mos t of the research arti cles to date. This shows the
qualitative significance of t h ese results. Bec ause this work int entionally only uses datasheet and open - acce ss
data, it is limited in the variability of input data s ources. Besides , it is onl y focusin g on AC connecte d photovoltai c-
battery systems, even though the strong influence of the climat e on costs and reliability show s the need to
include f urther sources o f ene rgy.
Future w ork wi th the dev eloped o pen - sour ce tool comprises the a dvancement of the battery model with other
battery techno logies as lead - acid a nd its a pplicati on for de cision sup port of optimal design and techno logy c hoice
for Solar Home Systems as an example of p ico -off- grid systems. In th e long - term , the tool shall be e nhanced w ith
other renewable electricity generation an d storage technologies for the model ing of self - suffi cient e nergy
systems. Also, the comparison with real - life system data based on different design approa ches s hould b e
considere d to underl ine the ne ed for long - term and high temporal resolution simulatio ns for the system desi gn.
5. ACKNOW LEDGEMEN TS
This re search d id not r eceive any spe cific grant fr om fundi ng age ncies i n the pu blic, co mmerci al, or not -for-profit
sectors .

6. APPEN DIX
Table A. 1 P arameter fo r the p hotovoltaic m odel .
Parameter

Descriptio n

Unit

Value

Source

γ 0

Power model: Temperature coefficien t

W ∙ K -1

- 0.5

-

G ref

Power model: Effe ctive irradiation under ST C

W ∙ m -2

1000

-

a

Thermal model: Emp irical coefficient

-

- 3.56

[26]

b

Thermal model: Emp irical coefficient

-

- 0.075

[26]

∆T

Thermal model: Emp irical coefficient

°C

3

[26]

Table A. 2 Parameter for battery model .
Parameter

Descriptio n

Unit

Value

Source

P self - discharge

Self - discharge rate

% ∙ s -1

9.04∙ 10 -7

[ 32 ]

k A

Chemical rate constant A

-

4.39∙ 10 -5

[38]

k B

Chemical rate constant B

-

1.01∙ 10 -3

[38]

E aA

Activati on energy A

kJ ∙ mol -1

182.0

[38]

E aB

Activati on energy B

kJ ∙ mol -1

52.1

[38]

R

Universal gas const ant

J ∙ mol -1 ∙ K -1

8.314

[ 40 ]

Table A. 3 Model par ameter of electr onic compo nents .
Component

p self

v loss

r loss

ɳ nominal

Source

Inverter

0.0072

0.0000

0.0375

0.9800

[25]

MPPT

4.08∙ 10 −3

6.07∙ 10 −3

0.0228

0.9750

[66]

BMS

9.93∙ 10 − 5

- 0.0025 ∙10 − 16

0.0310

0.9720

- 2

Table A. 4 Climate data of considered locations (own cal culation s ba sed on [52 ], [ 53]).
Parameter

Unit

Temperate
climate

Tropical
climate

Arid
climate

Alpine
climate

Mediterranean
climate

Continental
climate

T max

K

306

307

314

299

307

320

T min

K

262

289

266

246

275

249

T mean

K

282

297

289

275

291

286

T Std. deviation

K

9

3

11

10

7

15

G max

Wh m -2

921

1140

1091

1128

1040

977

G annual

kWh m -2 a -1

1064

2317

2065

1616

1713

1574

G Std. deviation

Wh m -2

203

356

323

259

303

271

Table A. 5 Assumptions for the eco nomic model .
Parameter

Descriptio n

Unit

Value

Source

cc PV

Photovoltaic panel inv estment costs

€ ∙ Wp -1

1.1

[ 54 ]

cc Bat

Battery investm ent costs

€ ∙ Wh -1

equatio n ( 22 )

[ 56 ]–[ 60 ]

cc Inv

Inverter investment costs

€ ∙ W -1

0.225

[ 54 ]

cc MPPT

MPPT investmen t costs

€ ∙ Wp -1

0.06∙ cc PV

[67]

cc BMS

BMS investment costs

€ ∙ Wh -1

0.0275 ∙cc Bat

[ 68 ]

cc System

System installat ion costs

€ ∙ Wp -1

0.1∙cc PV

[ 48 ]

cc BoS,total

Balance-of- System costs

€ ∙ Wp -1 ∙ a -1

0.6∙cc PV

[67]

omc System

System operation an d maintenance cos ts

€ ∙ Wp -1 ∙ a -1

0.02∙ cc PV

[ 48 ]

i effective

Annual per centage rate

-

0.05

-

r nominal,omc

Cost increase r ate

-

0.005

-

2 Based on the internal data o f the betteries AMPS GmbH of an active balancing BMS system.

Table A. 6 NSG A - II set - up values, according to [6 4].
Parameter

Value

Populatio n size

100

Number of generations

13 00

Mutation probability

1.0

Mutation distribution

20.0

Crossover probability

1.0

Crossover distribu tion

15.0

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