envelio and BUW
Through envelio’s digitalization of low-voltage networks, BUW’s software enables comprehensive strategic grid planning. This helps grid planners to identify long-term expansion needs—particularly concerning the addition of photovoltaic systems, electric heat pumps, and charging infrastructure for e-mobility. An automated feedback loop for the generated expansion measures via interface is already in development.
BUW’s software allows for the use of both pre-defined and new scenarios, with flexible load distributions and multi-year planning that builds upon itself. Challenges identified across the planning years can be addressed with conventional measures and innovative technologies, such as regulated distribution transformers or load management under §14a of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG). A heuristic optimization algorithm is employed to determine the optimal combination of grid expansion measures.
Additionally, grid utilization forecasts from network studies in the IGP can be used to plan strategic grid expansions and corresponding measures more efficiently and in an integrated manner within BUW’s software.