Interaction simulation and infrastructure design of transportation network and power grid system

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14980
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 25010:Social systems engineering-related
• Research Institution: Osaka University (2021-2022); The University of Tokyo (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Uchida Hideaki 大阪大学, 大学院工学研究科, 助教 (90837387)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 電気自動車 / 再生可能エネルギー / マルチエージェントシミュレーション / カーボンニュートラル / 交通シミュレーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, we prepared simulators that can represent the behavior of road traffic networks and electric power systems in detail, and developed and upgraded an integrated simulation system that links these simulators. We implemented a function that interfaces information related to the charging of electric vehicles, and conducted an integrated simulation in a virtual city using this function. The interaction between the two networks, using regular chargers in the low-voltage system and fast chargers in the high-voltage system, shows that there will be a significant impact on each infrastructure system after the widespread use of EVs and PVs, and that the situation can be improved by applying appropriate controls.

Free Research Field

社会シミュレーション

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

再生可能エネルギーと電気自動車は，適切な制御が成されれば脱炭素化に向けた強力なインフラとなり得るが，その大量導入による影響は依然として未知である．本研究では配電系統工学と交通工学という異なる分野で確立された詳細なシミュレーションモデルを組み合わせることで，カーボンニュートラル社会における仮想的な社会実験を実施し，その最適化やリスク検討を可能とした．