A DEVS-based Simulation Model for Biogas Generation for Electrical Energy Production

摘要

Renewable energies have a significant role to solve the energy problems in a substantial way in the years to come. In this context, an integral preventive planning regarding the generation and use of different types of renewable energy in environments with variable energy consumption requirements is necessary. This work presents a model based on Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) to simulate the generation and storage of biogas produced from organic waste. Furthermore, the use of the generated biogas to produce electrical energy in a supply and demand environment is also addressed with the aim of validating different scenarios of generation and consumption and allowing a better decision-making process to improve the production and use of biogas. Finally, the achieved results show that the approach is able to provide a reliable way to analyze the biogas production and consumption process with respect to several significant process variables. In addition, the proposed model could be implemented to control the operation and planning of biogas production without relying on computationally intensive mathematical optimization models.