DVAGrid is a platform for real-time geographical visualization of electricity distribution grids. It is created using the open source toolboxes of Python.
This project is currently maintained by the Distribution Visualization and Automation (D-VA) group at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University.
- ku_grid_model.py contains the model of the distribution system of Kathmandu University.
- Several smart meters installed at the premises of Kathmandu University continuously measure and send data to the cloud every minute.
- The main python file extracts data from cloud using the MQTT protocol and converts it into JSON format.
- Every minute, the main program runs a power flow simulation of the model using new data and calculates voltage magnitude, phase angle, power flow through lines, and line percentage loadings.
- The main program then generates a web file containing the geographic map of the distribution grid along with its near real-time status.
DVAGrid relies on the following Python packages: