Digital district management
Ressourcenschutzsiedlung Bedburg
Forecast-based energy supply with SiMonSiMon connects renewable generation, the heat network, storage, consumers and operator processes in a transparent district system managed predictively.
The starting point
Multiple renewable sources in one shared supply system
Ressourcenschutzsiedlung Bedburg uses a renewable district heating network that connects wind energy, photovoltaics and, in particular, heat recovered from wastewater. A heat pump, battery and thermal storage complement the system and supply the connected consumers.
This creates a complex generation and consumption structure for the operator. Energy availability, heat demand, weather, equipment condition and economic operation have to be considered continuously.
The system scope
From the energy source to digital operator processes
Wind, PV and wastewater heat
SiMon
Heat pump and storage
Heat network and consumers
Operations, reporting and billing
SiMon does more than control the heating center. The platform connects generation, distribution and consumption, visualizes relevant operating data and provides information for technical and commercial operator processes.
The implementation
District optimization begins during network planning
Design the distribution network
Diversity effects calculated with SiMon were already considered during planning and implementation of the network.
Connect equipment and data
Generators, storage, distribution and consumers were brought together in a shared technical data foundation.
Control generation predictively
Consumption forecasts, weather data and the availability of electricity and wastewater heat feed into the operating strategy.
Digitize operator processes
Visualization, fault management, documentation, reporting and billing data are available centrally.
The SiMon solution
Control, optimization and district administration in one system
Predictive control
Dynamically select the right energy source
Based on demand, weather and availability, SiMon determines which energy source to use at which time and how to distribute heat efficiently.
Transparency
See the entire district in real time
Equipment states, yields and consumption are brought together in a central platform and visualized clearly for the operator.
Operator support
Connect technical and administrative processes
Automated operating strategies, fault management, reporting and billing data reduce manual work and establish clear processes.
The concrete value
More renewable energy, fewer manual interventions
Maximize renewable sources
Dynamic operation prioritizes available renewable energy and reduces the need for fossil peak loads.
Detect deviations earlier
A transparent real-time view helps operators identify faults and optimization potential at an early stage.
Make informed decisions
Historical and current data provide a foundation for maintenance, network expansion and strategic development of the district.
Bedburg demonstrates how SiMon not only automates a modern energy network, but makes it permanently manageable as the district's digital operating system.