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This is a collection of tools that we have developed through our research. Please feel free to use them, in accordance with the license conditions laid out in each of the tools.

  • Optimal control approach based on a Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (HJB) model for optimising aggregated distributed energy resources across multiple energy carriers

    This program implements an optimal control approach based on a Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (HJB) model for optimising aggregated  distributed energy resources across multiple energy carriers.

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    Citation: C. Challen, M. Jensen, S. Skarvelis-Kazakos, (2021), “Experimental testing of a real aggregator system performing rigorous optimal control of electrical and thermal storage”, Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 43, 103188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103188

    License:  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. Copyright (C) 2021, Christopher Challen, Max Jensen, Spyros Skarvelis-Kazakos


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