A Modelica-based execution and simulation engine for automated power system model validation

Power systems model information exchange and the simulation of user defined models is a challenge for Transmission System Operators (TSOs) due to the use of different simulation software with specific data format and models strongly coupled to the simulation software's numerical routines. The use of Open Source software for simulation and modelling can help to decouple power system models from simulation tools. This work describes the design of a software tool following the Free/Libre Open Source Software philosophy to simulate equation-based models and implement a standard data format for model information exchange.