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C. Schewe, D. Graeber
HydrogREenBoost: Hydrogen for securing electricity grid operation
ENERGY ECONOMIC ISSUES 75th Vol. 2025 Issue 5-6
B. Dindar, D. Müller, M. McCulloch, H. K. Çakmak, V. Hagenmeyer, D. Graeber
'Privacy-Preserving Flexibility Provisioning with an Optimization Approach for Enhanced TSO-DSO Interaction in Modern Power Systems'
2025 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM)
DOI: 10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050293
M. Link, M. Burkhart, M. McCulloch, B. Idlbi, and D. Graeber
'The energy saving potential of streetcar networks'
Der Eisenbahningenieur, vol. EI_001_25-1, pp. 56-60, 2025.
Altayara, Abdullah; Mende, Denis; Bucher, Christoph; Ogasawara, Yuka; Omine, Eitaro; Ueda, Yuzuru; Bründliger, Roland; Adinolfi, Giovanna; Stock, Daniel S.; Wang, Huang; Omine, Eitaro; Heilscher, Gerd
Active Power Management of Photovoltaic Systems – State of the Art and Technical Solutions
published in: IEA PVPS; Technical Report IEA-PVPS T14-15:2024
Idlbi, Basem; Hömmen, Yannick; Krähmer, Sabrina; Graeber, Dietmar
Digital Twin of Low Voltage Grids with High PV Contribution - Case Study: Test Area in South of Germany
published in: EU PVSEC 2024
Kim, Bowoo; Belkilani, Kaouther; Heilscher, Gerd; Otto, Marc-Oliver; Huh, Jeung-Soo
Integrated Spatiotemporal Hybrid Solar PV Generation Forecast Between Countries on Different Continents using Transfer Learning Method
Published in: IEEE Access DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3514098
Bucher, Christof; Chen, Shuo; Adinolfi, Giovanna; Guerrero-Lemus, Ricardo; Ogasawara, Yuka; McGill, Ian; Heilscher, Gerd; Kondzialka, Christof; Mende, Denis; Bründlinger, Roland; Ueda, Yuzuru; Key, Tom
Reactive power management with decentralized renewable energy sources
published in: IEA PVPS; Technical Report IEA-PVPS T14-15:2024
McCulloch, Manuela and Graeber, Dietmar
Reform of the Grid Tariff System: Challenges and Prospects for the Energy Transition in Germany and Europe
Published in: ENERGIEWIRTSCHAFTLICHE TAGESFRAGEN Vol. 74, 2024, Issue 11; Pages 37–41
McCulloch, Manuela; Ebe, Falko; Lorenz, Heiko; Schwarz, Moritz; Zhang, Zhongran; Graeber, Dietmar:
IT Solutions for Providing Control Power from PV Systems Using Smart Meter Infrastructure
Published in: HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2024, doi.org/10.1365/s40702-024-01087-y
McCulloch, Manuela; Graeber, Dietmar:
Grid-oriented control and its role in the energy transition: An Analysis of Section 14a of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG)
Published in: Journal of Energy Policy Issues, Vol. 74, 2024, Issues 5–6, pp. 10–16
Riedel, Pascal; Belkilani, Kaouther; Reichert, Manfred; Heilscher, Gerd; von Schwerin, Reinhold
Enhancing PV feed-in power forecasting through federated learning with differential privacy using LSTM and GRU
Published in: Energy and AI; Volume 18; December 2024
Krähmer, Sabrina; Idlbi, Basem; Belkilani, Kaouther; Graeber, Dietmar
Solar Roof Potential Analysis Case Study: Test Area in Southern Germany
Published in: EU PVSEC Conference Proceedings 2024; DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC2024/4DV.4.21
Chen, Shuo; Urban, Karsten; Rusnák, Jozef; Heilscher, Gerd:
A novel container-based approach for integrating solar forecast in real-time simulation and model predictive control
published in: IET Conference Proceedings; CIRED Workshop 2024
Chen, Shuo; Heilscher, Gerd
Integration of distributed PV into smart grids: A comprehensive analysis for Germany - ScienceDirect
Published in: Energy Strategy Reviews; Volume 55; Article 101525
Gut, Tobias; Belkilani, Kaouther; Langer, David E.; Heilscher, Gerd
Optimization of distribution network expansion planning by considering PV expansion scenarios and transformer utilization
published in: PV-SYMPOSIUM 2024
D. E. Langer, B. Idlbi, H. Ruf, and G. Kleiser
, “Flexible Operation of Electrolysis under Local Conditions and its Impact on the Medium Voltage Grid: A Study Case of an Industrial Area in the City of Ulm”
, in Proceedings of the International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2022), vol. 16, P. Schossig, P. Droege, A. Riemer, and M. Speer, eds., in Atlantis Highlights in Engineering, vol. 16, Dordrecht: Atlantis Press International BV, 2023, pp. 267–287. doi: 10.2991/978-94-6463-156-2_18.
M. McCulloch, K. Wiedemann, H. Ruf, and D. Graeber
‘Challenges in the Participation of Small PV Systems in the Control Reserve Market from a Balancing Perspective’
Fachz. Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, vol. 1–2, no. VDE-Verlag GmbH, pp. 48–53, 2023
K. Belkilani, A. Othman, and M. Besbes
'Assessment of the Modeling of Solar Irradiance at Three Stations in Tunisia'
presented at the 2022 IEEE Information Technologies & Smart Industrial Systems (ITSIS), IEEE, May 2023. doi: 10.1109/ITSIS56166.2022.10118398.
S. Chen, J. Morris, Z. Lu, and G. Heilscher
'Concept and implementation of a grid simulation framework utilizing containerized IEC 61850 compatible IED'
in 27th International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2023), Jun. 2023, pp. 3774–3778. doi: 10.1049/icp.2023.0723.
C. Kondzialka, M. McCulloch, R. Taubmann, J. Dierenbach, D. Graeber, and G. Heilscher
, “Removing Barriers for Participation of Small PV Systems in Balancing Energy Markets by Utilizing the Established Smart Meter Eco-System,”
, presented at the 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), San Juan, PR, USA: IEEE, 2023. doi: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359870.
Z. Lu, S. Chen, and G. Heilscher
‘Demonstration of a concept for the data management and monitoring of larger-scale DER utilizing a time-series database’
in the 27th International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2023), Rome, Italy: Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2023, pp. 3829–3833. doi: 10.1049/icp.2023.0561.
M. McCulloch, J. Dierenbach, M. Baatar, D. Graeber, K. Tolstrup, S. Fanta, V. Zobernig
'How interoperability of flexibility platforms enables market design opportunities'
presented at the 19th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), Lappeenranta, Finland: IEEE, 2023. doi: 10.1109/EEM58374.2023.10161815.
Bachofer, Tom; McCulloch, Manuela; Graeber, Dietmar:
Wirtschaftliche Attraktivität von Strom-Communities und Strom-Clouds - eine Momentaufnahme,
in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen 72. Jg. 2022, Heft 12, VDE Verlag, 2022, Seiten 14-18.
ISSN: 0720-6240
Chen, Shuo; Ebe, Falko; Morris, Jeromie; Lorenz, Heiko; Kondzialka, Christoph; Heilscher, Gerd:
Implementation and Test of an IEC 61850-Based Automation Framework for the Automated Data Model Integration of DES (ADMID) into DSO SCADA,
in: Energies 2022, 15(4), MDPI, 2022, pages 30.
DOI: 10.3390/en15041552
ISSN 1996-1073
Dierenbach, Jonas; Holmer, David; Müller, Daniel; Zubieta Ochoa, Ignacio; Fritsche, Anne; Estermann, André; Graeber, Dietmar; Otto, Marc-Oliver; Marcenac, Ludivine:
Assessment of the Shadow Auction Mechanism as a Fallback Procedure for Single Day-Ahead Coupling,
in: Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft 46, Springer Nature, Springer, 2022, pages 13.
DOI: 10.1007/s12398-022-00333-4
ISSN: 0343-5377
Ebe, Falko; Morris, Jeromie; Chen, Shuo; Heilscher, Gerd; Lorenz, Heiko; Kondzialka, Christoph; Langer, David; Munkhtsetseg, Baatar; Müller, Stefan; Gross, Christoph; Bringmann, Oliver; Rogg, Konrad:
Considerations on Communicating with Decentralized Prosumer Applications Through Home Area Network and Wide Area Network,
in: CIRED 2021 - The 26th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, IET Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, 2022, pages 2168 - 2172 (5 pages) / Paper 0868.
DOI: 10.1049/icp.2021.1539
ISBN: 978-1-83953-591-8
Feldhoff, Fabian; Burkhart, Manuel; Övüc, Philip; Dierenbach, Jonas; Müller, Daniel; Graeber, Dietmar:
Datengetriebene Innovation bei der SWU durch Erfassung hochaufögelöster Betriebsdaten der Ulmer Straßenbahn mit einem selbstentwickelten Messsystem,
in: 3. Innovationskongress Ulm / Neu-Ulm 2022 - Data Science to go, von Schwerin, Marianne; Reichert, Manfred; Urban, Karsten (ed.), OPARU, 2022, pages 30-39.
ISBN: 978-3-9820843-3-6
Frauendorfer, Karl; Graeber, Dietmar (ed.):
New value creation through trade in capacities - Conference report
1. DigIPlat Conference; 15.09.2022; University of St. Gallen. 2022, 198 pages.
Graeber, Dietmar:
Creating international standards,
in: Stadt+Werk, K21 media GmbH, K21 media GmbH, 2022, pages 32-33.
ISSN: 2193-195X
Heilscher, Gerd; Ebe, Falko; Morris, Jeromie; Muratidis, Polichronis; Chen, Shuo; Kondzialka, Christoph; Idlbi, Basem; Langer, David; Munkhtsetseg, Baatar; Lorenz, Heiko:
UAP6.4.02-Grid condition survey Ulm Einsingen / UAP 6.4.03-Low-voltage feedback Hittistetten / UAP 6.5.03-Distribution grid information system Ulm / UAP 7.7.1-Neubau Energie-Flexible-Hochschule Ulm - Ein Reallabor für Hochschulangehörre und Bürger,
in: C/sells - das Energiesystem der Zukunft im Solarbogen Süddeutschlands : gemeinsamer Schlussbericht für das SINTEG-Förderprogramm "Schaufenster intelligente Energie", Reuter, Albrecht; Langniß, Ole; Haller, Birgit; Spengler, Nicolas, TransnetBW GmbH, 2022, Kap. 6.6.4.1 p. 287-294 / Ch. 6.6.4.2 p. 295-312 / Ch. 6.6.5.3 p. 327-341 / Ch. 6.7.7.1 p. 399-402.
DOI: doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1816318108
Kondzialka, C.; Shuo, C.; Schmidt, L.; Idlbi, B.; Taubmann, R. Lorenz, H.; Heilscher, G.:
Field testing and demonstration of a smart grid ready charging park,
in: CIRED Porto Workshop 2022: E-mobility and power distribution systems, IET, IEEE Xplore, 2022, pages 339-343.
DOI: 10.1049/icp.2022.0723
ISBN: 978-1-83953-705-9
Kondzialka, Christoph; MacCulloch, Manuela; Taubmann, Rouven; Dierenbach, Jonas; Weidenauer, Daniel; Wiedemann, Kay; Ebe, Falko; Graeber, Dietmar; Heilscher, Gerd:
How Small PV Plants can Participate in the Balancing Energy Market,
in: CIGRE 2022 Kyoto Symposium, Japan, 2022, pages 7 [C000094].
Kondzialka, Christoph; McCulloch, Manuela; Dierenbach, Jonas; Taubmann, Rouven; Graeber, Dietmar; Heilscher, Gerd; Wiedemann, Kay; Ebe, Falko:
Technical solutions and business prospects for the participation of small PV systems in the balancing energy market,
in: 18th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), IEEE, 2022, pages 6.
DOI: 10.1109/EEM54602.2022.9921005
ISSN: 2165-4093
Chen, Shuo; Heilscher, Gerd; Ebe, Falko; Kondzialka, Christoph; Idlbi, Basem:
Analysis of the integration of PV systems in smart grids,
in: 36th PV Symposium Conference Proceedings, 2021, Conexio GmbH, Conexio GmbH, 2021, pages 337-346.
ISBN: 978-3-948176-14-3
Chen, Shuo; Heilscher, Gerd; Ebe, Falko; Kondzialka, Christoph ; Idlbi, Basem; Muratidis, Polichronis; Morris, Jeromie; Ruf, Holger; Langer, David:
Demonstration of intelligent, secure control of PV systems via iMsys and CLS infrastructure,
in: 36. PV Symposium Conference Proceedings, 2021, Conexio GmbH, Conexio GmbH, 2021, pages 453-472.
ISBN: 978-3-948176-14-3
Heilscher, Gerd:
Tranformation des Energiesystems,
in: Energie neu denken : Tagungsband zum 2. Innovationskongress Ulm | Neu-Ulm am 6. Mai 2021, von Schwerin, Marianne; Kühl, Michael; Becker, Martin (ed.), Open Access Repositorium der Universität Ulm und THU, 2021, pages 13 (38 - 50).
DOI: 10.18725/OPARU-38503
ISBN: 978-3-9820843-3-6
Heilscher, Gerd; Langer, David; Reuter, Albrecht:
Research project C/sells - Field experiences in the smart grid test area Hittistetten,
in: In: Intelligente Messsysteme - Smart Metering Überblick vom Zähler zur digitalen Plattform, Arzberger, Michael; Kramny, Jochen, VDE-Verlag, 2021, pages 26, chapter 12, pp. 231-257.
ISBN: 978-3-8007-5568-4
Kovarova, M.; Caneva, S.; Arancón, S.; Pilo, F.; Mocci, S.; Efthymiou, V.; Stavrou, A.; Georghiou, G.E.; Kynigos, M.; Papadimitriou, C.; Christoforidis, G.C.; Panapakidis, I.; Bouhouras, A.; Heilscher, G.; Ebe, F.; Idlbi, B.; Chen, S.; Michiorri, A.; Louc:
The Most Project: Master Education on Smart Grids Technology,
in: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2021, , EU PVSEC Proceedings, 2021, pages 4 (7DV.1.19).
ISBN: 3-936338-78-7
Kraiczy, Markus; Bründlinger, Roland; Heilscher, Gerd; Mende, Dennis:
PV as an ancillary service provider,
in: IEA PVPS Task 14, PV as an ancillary service provider - Laboratory and field experiences from different IEA PVPS countries
Report IEA-PVPS T14-14:2021, International Energy Agency (IEA), 2021, 6 pages, chapter 4.4 page 36-41, plus introduction and conclusion.
ISBN: 978-3-907281-24-6
Heilscher, Gerd; Chen, Shuo; Kondzialka, Christoph; Ebe, Falko; Lorenz, Heiko; Morris, Jeromie; Idlbi, Basem; Muratidis, P.:
Remote curtailment of residential PV systems via Smart Meter Gateway,
in: IEA PVPS Task 14, PV as an ancillary service provider - Laboratory and field experiences from different IEA PVPS countries
Report IEA-PVPS T14-14:2021, International Energy Agency (IEA), 2021, pages 36-41.
ISBN: 978-3-907281-24-6
McCulloch, Manuela; Wiedemann, Kay; Ebe, Falko; Dierenbach, Jonas; Graeber, Dietmar; Kondzialka, Christoph:
Einsatz von kleinen PV-Anlagen zur Erbringung von Regelleistung,
in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, Ausgabe 11, 2021, Martin Czakainski, VDE Verlag GmbH, 2021, pages 61-64.
ISSN: 0720-6240
von Loeper, Freimut; Kirstein, Tom; Idlbi, Basem; Ruf, Holger; Heilscher, Gerd; Schmidt, Volker:
Probabilistic analysis of solar power supply usingD-vine copulas based on meteorological variables,
in: Mathematical MSO for Power Engineering and Management, Simone Göttlich, Michael Herty, Anja Milde, Springer Cham, 2021, pages 51-68.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62732-4_3
ISBN/ISSN: 1612-3956 (ISSN) / 978-3-030-62731-7 (Print ISBN)
G. Heilscher, B. Idlbi, F. Ebe, S. Chen, M. Baatar, C. Kondzialka, D. Langer, H. Lorenz, J. Morris, P. Muratidis
'Prosumer-Feldtest Ulm'
in 1,5°Csellsius Energiewende zellulär - partizipativ - vielfältig umgesetzt, Stuttgart: C/sells Selbstverlag c/o Dr. Langniß Energie & Analyse, 2020, pp. 200-205 [Online]. Available: smartgrids-bw.net/projekte/c-sells-das-schaufenster-fuer-intelligente-energie/15-csellsius-c-sells-das-buch/15csellsius-energiewende-zellulaer-partizipativ-vielfaeltig/
G. Heilscher, R. Pfatischer, J. Y. Quinette, E. Molenbroek, and C. Meier
'Guarantee of Results for Grid Connected PV-Systems'
2020, pp. 2880-2883. doi: 10.4324/9781315074405-215.
K. Belkilani, A. Othman, and M. Besbes
'A modified numerical model for DNI prediction under clear sky: Case study of the south of Tunisia'
presented at the 2020 International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD), IEEE, 2020, p. 6. doi: 10.1109/ICCAD49821.2020.9260492.
F. Ebe, J. Morris, G. Heilscher
P09: Tuning cascade and system control in laboratory and field test,
in: Conference Future Power Grids - ScienceLab 2020, Berlin, Conexio GmbH (ed.), 2020, pages 107-111.
ISBN: 978-3-948176-07-5
F. Ebe, J. Morris, S. Chen, B. Idlbi, D. Graeber, and G. Heilscher
'Test and evaluate an automated low voltage grid management system through utilization of CLS-Gateways to control a decentralized energy resource'
presented at the 1st Virtual IFAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany - Virtual, Jul. 2020, p. 4.
J. Morris, F. Ebe, J. Pichl, S. Chen, G. Heilscher, and J.-G. Leeser
'Implementation of an automated test bench for monitoring and controlling systems of decentralized energy systems through Controller Hardware-In-the-Loop and Power Hardware-In-the-Loop methodology'
in 2020 5th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID), Aachen, Germany: IEEE, Nov. 2020, pp. 1-8. doi: 10.1109/eGRID48559.2020.9330636.
G. Heilscher, T. Reindl, Y. Zhan, B. Idlbi
'Communication and Control for High PV Penetration under Smart Grid Environment'
International Energy Agency, Technical report Report IEA-PVPS T14-12:2020, Nov. 2020. Accessed: Nov. 09, 2021 [Online]. Available: iea-pvps.org/key-topics/communication-and-control-for-high-pv-penetration-under-smart-grid-environment/
N. Stringer, N. Haghdadi, R. Bründlinger, K.H.B. Frederiksen, G. Heilscher, G. Graditi, G. Adinolfi, Y. Ueda, R. Guerrero Lemus, C. Bucher, B. Mather
'Data Model for PV Systems: Data Model and Data Acquisition for PV registration schemes and grid connection evaluations - Best Practice and Recommendations'
International Energy Agency, Technical report Report IEA-PVPS T1/T14-01:2020. [Online]. Available: iea-pvps.org/key-topics/data-model-and-data-acquisition-for-pv-registration-schemes-and-grid-connection-best-practice-and-recommendations/
J. Morris, F. Ebe, J.-G. Leeser, J. Pichl, and G. Heilscher
A7: Implementation of a test bench for CLS gateways using the software or power hardware-in-the-loop approach,
in: 35th PV Symposium 2020, Conexio GmbH (ed.), 2020, pages 327-328.
ISBN: 978-3-948176-09-9
B. Matthiß, D. Huschenhöfer, F. Ebe, M. Casel, G. Heilscher
Optimized operation of distribution grids: Demonstration of predictive grid operation and control of decentralized components,
in: 35th PV Symposium 2020, Conexio GmbH (ed.), 2020, pages 346-348.
ISBN: 978-3-948176-09-9
S. Chen, G. Heilscher, H. Lorenz, F. Ebe, C. Kondzialka, D. E. Stakic, S. Hess, J. Wening
'Secure communication for intelligent control of photovoltaic systems in a smart grid'
in: 34th PV Symposium Tagungsband, Conexio GmbH (ed.), 2019, pages 339-358.
ISBN: 978-3-948176-02-0
S. Chen, B. Idlbi, D. Stakic, and G. Heilscher
'Python-Wrapper zur automatisierten Datenverarbeitung, Visualisierung und Simulation von Stromnetzen'
presented at the ASIM, Braunschweig, Germany, Feb. 2019, p. 7. doi: 10.11128/arep.57.
F. Ebe, J. Morris, D. Stakic, G. Heilscher, J. Birkelbach, and R. Schwerdfeger
'Simulationsumgebung für den Test von Prozessen im Rahmen der Abstimmung zwischen Netzführungssystemen'
presented at the Zukünftige Stromnetze 2019, Berlin, Germany, Jan. 2019, p. 15.
G. Heilscher
'Internationale Kommunikations-Standards für Solarstromanlagen und Stromnetze'
presented at the 34th PV Symposium March 19-21, 2019, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein, Germany, Mar. 2019, p. 10.
G. Heilscher et al.
'Integration of Photovoltaic Systems into Smart Grids Demonstration of Solar-, Storage and E-Mobility Applications within a Secure Energy Information Network in Germany'
in 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Jun. 2019, pp. 1541-1548. doi: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980532.
C. Kondzialka et al.
'Standardisierter Datenaustausch zwischen IT-Systemen von Verteilnetzbetreibern als Ausweg aus der Integrationsfalle'
presented at the ZUKÜNFTIGE STROMNETZE 2019, Berlin, Germany, Jan. 2019, p. 16.
D. Stakic, F. Ebe, and G. Heilscher
'Netzzellen organisieren - Vorschläge für ein Energiesystem als kooperativer Verbund'
presented at the TAGUNG ZUKÜNFTIGE STROMNETZE 2019, Berlin, Germany, Jan. 2019, p. 14. ISBN: 978-3-948176-00-6
B. Idlbi, D. Stakic, M. Casel, D. Graeber, G. Heilscher, and M. Fiedler
'Business Models and Grid Impact of Energy Storages and Controllable Loads for PV-Self-Consumption at Prosumer Level'
in Proceedings of the 13th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference 2019 (IRES 2019), Düsseldorf, Germany: Atlantis Press, 2019. doi: 10.2991/ires-19.2019.3.
C. Kondzialka, M. Casel, B. Idlbi, S. Chen, F. Ebe, and G. Heilscher
'Verbundvorhaben ESOSEG - Teilvorhaben "Test und Evaluierung" - Abschlussbericht Hochschule Ulm'
Final report ESOSEG.