A Novel Co-Simulation Concept using Interprocess Communication in Shared Memory

The paper describes a novel co-simulation concept for power system analysis using interprocess communication via shared memory. This innovative approach enables manufacturers, utilities and other parties a continuous and efficient use of simulation models within the phases of preliminary investigations, planning, design and operation. It paves the way for the practical implementation of the concept of a digital twin. Besides the technical specification of the process communication, the realization of process synchronization and the model interfaces are comprehensively discussed. Performance topics are practically treated. Finally, as an application of the novel concept, a successfully implemented study in a power system simulation tool is demonstrated in order to prove its practical feasibility.