Publications, Theses, Slides
VILLASframework is presented and/or used in the following publications.
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Publications
2025
- S. Vogel, N. Eiling, M. Pitz, A. Bach, M. Stevic, and P. A. Monti, “VILLASnode: An Open-Source Real-time Multi-protocol Gateway,” Journal of Open Source Software, vol. 10, no. 112, p. 8401, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.21105/joss.08401.
- A. Bach and A. Monti, "Remote Real-Time Testing of Physical Components Using Communication Setup Automation,” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 39066–39075, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3546311
2024
- M. Pitz, F. Wege, N. Eiling, S. Vogel, V. Bareis, A. Monti, "Automated Deployment of Single-Board Computer Based Grid Measurement and Co-Simulation Equipment," 2024 Open Source Modelling and Simulation of Energy Systems (OSMSES), Vienna, Austria, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/OSMSES62085.2024.10668996
- S. Vogel, F. Wege, and A. Monti, "WebRTC-based plug-&-play signal transport for peer-to-peer connectivity between DRTSs, IEDs and operators,” in NEIS 2024; Conference on Sustainable Energy Supply and Energy Storage Systems, Sep. 2024, pp. 127–133. doi: 10.30420/566464017
2023
- G. Mehlmann et al., "The Kopernikus ENSURE Co-Demonstration Platform," IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 4, pp. 987-1002, 2023, doi: 10.1109/OJPEL.2023.3332515
- O. Gehrke et al., "Towards Automation of Configuration Management for Multi-Research Infrastructure Experiments," 2023 Asia Meeting on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEE-AM), Hanoi, Vietnam, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/EEE-AM58328.2023.10490311
- G. Mehlmann et al., "Concept and Operation of a distributed multi-domain Power System Laboratory with HiL-capabilities," in ETG Congress 2023, May 2023, pp. 1–8.
2022
- D. Carta et al., "VILLASnode-based Co-simulation of Local Energy Communities," in 2022 Open Source Modelling and Simulation of Energy Systems (OSMSES), Apr. 2022, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/OSMSES54027.2022.9768933
2021
- M. H. Syed et al., "Real-Time Coupling of Geographically Distributed Research Infrastructures: Taxonomy, Overview, and Real-World Smart Grid Applications," in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1747-1760, March 2021, doi: 10.1109/TSG.2020.3033070
- U. Chophel, C. Joglekar, F. Ponci, W. Wangdee and A. Monti, “A simulation setup for analyzing mitigation methods for reducing the impact of extensive EV penetration in the distribution network,” 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe), 2021, pp. 01-05, doi: 10.1109/ISGTEurope52324.2021.9640005
- M. Weber, M. Kyesswa, U. Kühnapfel, V. Hagenmeyer and H. K. Çakmak, “Case Study of Designing a Locally Distributed Real-Time Simulation Infrastructure,” 2021 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC), 2021, pp. 310-315, doi: 10.1109/EPEC52095.2021.9621665
2020
- S. Vogel et al., “Distributed Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Using a Grid-Forming Converter as Power Interface,” Energies, vol. 13, no. 15, p. 3770, Jul. 2020, doi: 10.3390/en13153770
- A. Meghwani, S. C. Srivastava and A. Srivastava, “Development of Real-Time Distribution System Testbed Using Co-Simulation,” 2020 21st National Power Systems Conference (NPSC), 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NPSC49263.2020.9331860
- S. Happ, S. Dähling. A. Monti “Scalable assessment method for agent-based control in cyber-physical distribution grids,” in IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, 2020, vol. 5, pp 283-291. doi: 10.1049/iet-cps.2019.0096
- J. Montoya et al., “Advanced Laboratory Testing Methods Using Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Techniques: A Survey of Smart Grid International Research Facility Network Activities,” Energies, vol. 13, no. 12, p. 3267, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.3390/en13123267
- V. Venkataramanan, P. S. Sarker, K. S. Sajan, A. Srivastava and A. Hahn, “Real-Time Federated Cyber-Transmission-Distribution Testbed Architecture for the Resiliency Analysis,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 7121-7131, Nov.-Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2020.3023669.
2019
- M. Mirz, S. Vogel, G. Reinke, A. Monti, “DPsim — A dynamic phasor real-time simulator for power systems,” in Software X, vol. 10, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.softx.2019.100253
- V. Venkataramanan, P. S. Sarker, K. S. Sajan, A. Srivastava and A. Hahn, “A Real-Time Transmission-Distribution Testbed for Resiliency Analysis,” 2019 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 2019, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/IAS.2019.8912353
- S. Vogel et al., "Improvements to the Co-simulation Interface for Geographically Distributed Real-time Simulation," IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019, pp. 6655-6662, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2019.8926918
2018
- A. Monti et al., “A Global Real-Time Superlab: Enabling High Penetration of Power Electronics in the Electric Grid,” in IEEE Power Electronics Magazine, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 35-44, Sept. 2018, doi: 10.1109/MPEL.2018.2850698
- M. Stevic, S. Vogel and A. Monti, “From Monolithic to Geographically Distributed Simulation of HVdc Systems,” 2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Padova, Italy, 2018, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/COMPEL.2018.8460045
- M. Mirz, S. Vogel, B. Schäfer and A. Monti, "Distributed real-time co-simulation as a service," 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems (IESES), 2018, pp. 534-539, doi: 10.1109/IESES.2018.8349934
- M. Mirz, L. Razik, J. Dinkelbach, H. A. Tokel, G. Alirezaei, R. Mathar, A. Monti, “A Cosimulation Architecture for Power System, Communication, and Market in the Smart Grid,” Complexity, vol. 2018, Article ID 7154031, 12 pages, 2018. doi: 10.1155/2018/7154031
- M. Mirz, A. Estebsari, F. Arrigo, E. Bompard and A. Monti, “Dynamic phasors to enable distributed real-time simulation,” 2017 6th International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP), 2017, pp. 139-144, doi: 10.1109/ICCEP.2017.8004805
2017
- S. Vogel, M. Mirz, L. Razik and A. Monti, "An open solution for next-generation real-time power system simulation," 2017 IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2), 2017, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/EI2.2017.8245739.
- M. Stevic et al., “A Multi-Site European Framework for Real-Time Co-Simulation of Power Systems,” IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2016.1576
- M. Stevic, M. Panwar, M. Mohanpurkar, R. Hovsapian and A. Monti, “Empirical study of simulation fidelity in geographically distributed real-time simulations,” 2017 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Morgantown, WV, 2017, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NAPS.2017.8107236
2016
- C. F. Covrig et al., A European Platform for Distributed Real Time Modelling & Simulation of Emerging Electricity Systems. European Union: JRC Science Hub, 2016, doi: 10.2790/24617
- E. Bompard et al., “A multi-site real-time co-simulation platform for the testing of control strategies of distributed storage and V2G in distribution networks,” in 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE’16 ECCE Europe), 2016, pp. 1–9, doi: 10.1109/EPE.2016.7695666
- M. Stevic et al., “Virtual integration of laboratories over long distance for real-time co-simulation of power systems,” in IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2016, pp. 6717–6721, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2016.7793422
2015
- M. Stevic, S. Vogel, A. Monti, and S. D’Arco, “Feasibility of geographically distributed real-time simulation of HVDC system interconnected with AC networks,” in PowerTech, 2015 IEEE Eindhoven, 2015, pp. 1–5, doi: 10.1109/PTC.2015.7232700
- M. Stevic, A. Monti and A. Benigni, “Development of a simulator-to-simulator interface for geographically distributed simulation of power systems in real time,” IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Yokohama, 2015, pp. 5020-5025, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2015.7392888
2014
- M. Stevic and S. Vogel, “Geographically Distributed Simulation: a backbone platform for studying integration of offshore wind energy,” MARINET Infrastructure Access Rep., Dec. 2014
Dissertations and Theses
- L. Razik “High-performance computing methods in large-scale power system simulation, ” 2020, Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University, doi: 10.18154/RWTH-2020-08892
- M. Mirz “A Dynamic Phasor Real-Time Simulation Based Digital Twin for Power Systems, ”, 2020, Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University, doi: 10.18154/RWTH-2020-10412
- R. Poggio “Interconnection Techniques among Real-Time Simulators for Remote Co-Simulation,” Oct. 2021, Master Thesis, Politecnico di Torino
- D. Potter, “Implementation and Analysis of an InfiniBand based Communication in a Real-Time Co-Simulation Framework,” Master Thesis, RWTH Aachen University
- S. Vogel, “Development of a modular and fully-digital PCIe-based interface to Real-Time Digital Simulator,” 2016, Master Thesis, RWTH Aachen University
Slides
- VILLAS concept (ERIGrid - VILLAS workshop, 13th September 2018, OFFIS Oldenburg)
- VILLASframework Applications (ERIGrid - VILLAS workshop, 13th September 2018, OFFIS Oldenburg)
- VILLASframework (ERIGrid - VILLAS workshop, 13th September 2018, OFFIS Oldenburg)
- Co-simulation interfaces for connecting distributed real-time simulators (RT16 - OPAL-RT User Conference - Steffen Vogel - 7th June 2016 - Munich, Germany)
- "An open solution for next-generation real-time power system simulation", 2017 IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2), Beijing, 2017