4.0.0

Added

• Add safety factor sRated calculation #629
• Re-implemented ResultEventListener in akka typed #343
• Add additional test cases from references for PvModelTest #590
• Instantiation of Heat Pump Agents #253
• Output of accompanying thermal result models
• Added JDK installation, Scala Plugin + SDK in usersguide #324
• Squants scalatest matchers #715
• Energy Management capabilities:
  • Added capability of SystemParticipants to handle flexibility #308
  • Added smart charging logic #31 and flex calculation in EvcsAgent #332
• Enhance output quotes of RunSimona #743
• Printing logs of failed tests #747
• Models for measurements within the grid structure #89
• Config possibility for transformer control groups #90
• Implemented scaling of all relevant input parameters #764
• Consider scaling factor with flex options #734
• Implementation of Energy Management Agents #204
• Providing documentation for EmAgent protocols and algorithms #774
• Option to flush out CylindricalStorageResults #826
• Printing the directory of log to terminal upon simulation failure #626
• Implementation of StorageAgent #309
• Enhanced Newton-Raphson-PowerFlow failures with more information #815
• Update RTD references and bibliography #868
• Add gradle application plugin for command line execution with gradle run #890
• Additional tests to check flexibility options of thermal house and storage #729
• EmAgents should be able to handle initialization #945
• Added option to directly zip the output files #793
• Added weatherData HowTo for Copernicus ERA5 data #967
• Add some quote to 'printGoodbye' #997
• Add unapply method for ThermalHouseResults #934
• Implemented GitHub Actions Pipeline #939
• Added ApparentPower to differentiate between different power types #794
• Update/enhance config documentation #1013
• Create CITATION.cff #1035
• Introduce ThermalDemandWrapper #1049
• Added Marius Staudt to list of reviewers #1057
• Throw exception if the slack node is not directly conected to a transformer. #525
• Added support for topologies without transformers and slack grids with multiple nodes #1099
• Checking the number of slack nodes #1122
• Enhance exception message in case of InvalidGridException #1124
• Added VoltageLimits #1133
• Introducing new ParticipantAgent and ParticipantModel #1134
• Using new ParticipantAgent.Request messages everywhere #1195
• Implementing consideration of NotifierConfig into new participant #1200
• Replace LoadModel with its new implementation #1150
• Replace FixedFeedInModel with its new implementation #1152
• Replace PvModel with its new implementation #1149
• Replace WecModel with its new implementation #1154
• Replace StorageModel with its new implementation #1153
• Added Version Check to GitHub Actions Pipeline #1067
• Use ValidationUtils for ThermalGrids #1117
• Replace EvcsModel with its new implementation #1151
• Fix determination of qDotIntoGrid in HpModel.calcState() in case heatStorage should feed the thermal grid #1165
• Replace BmModel with its new implementation #1157
• Integration test for thermal grids without Em #1145
• Change thermal house behaviour to heat till targetTemperature #1176
• Add test case to EmAgentIT to check for correct reactive power #1185
• Integration test for thermal grids with Em #1146
• Added check for equal start and end date of simulation to ConfigFailFast #1317
• Introduce ParticipantModel factory pattern #1324
• Replace HpModel with its new implementation #1236
• Add conversion utils between ComparableQuantity and Squants #1313
• Implementing auto-merge for dependabot PRs #1339
• Introduce operatingPoints also to ThermalGrid #1338
• Added configuration for console log level #1364
• Introduced BmModel to ParticipantAgent #1332
• Added load profile service #951

Changed

• Adapted to changed data source in PSDM #435
• Improved initialization of weather based agents #145
• Changed from ComparableQuantity to squants fast and typesafe calculations #490
• Changed from ComparableQuantity to squants in power flow #554
• Reduce log level on missing diffuse irradiance #629
• Updated to gradle 8.4 #648
• Introducing new scheduling infrastructure:
  • Two-parted scheduler in akka typed #378
  • Adapting to simonaAPI 0.3.0 (adapted message protocol)
  • Schedule lock #651
  • New scheduling protocol #650
  • Small improvements to the code #696
• Replaced akka with pekko #641
• Use ThermalGrid to calculate thermal environment of a heat pump #315
• Enable windows path as config parameters #549
• Unified consideration of scaling factor when simulating system participants #81
• Small improvements in ResultEventListener #738
• Converting SimonaSim to pekko typed/terminating SimonSim when initialization fails #210
• Converting the GridAgent and the DBFSAlgorithm to pekko typed #666
• Validation of grid will throw exception instead of just logging errors #463
• Refactoring of GridAgent messages #736
• Rewrote PVModelTest from groovy to scala #646
• Making configuration of RefSystem via config optional #769
• Updated PSDM to version 5.1.0 #835
• Refactor WeatherSource and WeatherSourceWrapper #180
• Remove unnecessary dependency pekko-connectors-csv #857
• Rewrote RefSystemTest from groovy to scala #646
• Rewrote FixedFeedModelTest from groovy to scala #646
• Rewrote WecModelTest from groovy to scala #646
• Rewrote FixedLoadModelTest from groovy to scala #646
• Rewrote SystemComponentTest from groovy to scala #646
• Converting remaining rst files to markdown #838
• Merging both FixedFeedInModelSpec tests #870
• Rewrote ThermalHouseTest from groovy to scala #646
• Updated dependabot reviewers #888
• Merged HpModelTestData with HpTestData to HpInputTestData #872
• Harmonised both methods that check the inner temperature of thermal house against the boundaries #880
• Changed implementation of actor naming for unique name generation #103
• Convert all eval-rst instances in rtd to myst syntax #901
• External simulation should provide information about next tick of MobSim #776
• Reverted temporary workaround in spotless.gradle #681
• Updated AUTHORS.md #904
• Updated Gradle to version V8.10 #829
• Updated AUTHORS.md #905
• Rewrote BMModelTest from groovy to scala #646
• Refactoring EM messages #947
• Simplifying ThermalHouse #940
• Prepare ThermalStorageTestData for Storage without storageVolumeLvlMin #894
• Renamed ActivityStartTrigger, ScheduleTriggerMessage, CompletionMessage in UML Diagrams#675
• Simplifying quantity integration in QuantityUtil #973
• Reorganized Jenkins pipeline to separate build and test stages for better efficiency #938
• Rewrote SystemParticipantTest and MockParticipant from groovy to scala #646
• Rewrote ChpModelTest from groovy to scala #646
• Rewrote CylindricalThermalStorageTest Test from groovy to scala #646
• Replace mutable var in ChpModelSpec #1002
• Move compression of output files into ResultEventListener#965
• Rewrote StorageModelTest from groovy to scala #646
• Updated ExtEvSimulationClasses #898
• Refactoring of ThermalGrid.energyGrid to distinguish between demand of house and storage #928
• Refactoring to use zeroKW and zeroKWH in thermal grid unit tests #1023
• Refactor ResultFileHierarchy #1031
• Removing logs in logs/simona #1017
• Fix implausible test cases of HpModelSpec #1042
• Refactoring to only use 'lastHpState' and 'relevantData' for 'ThermalGrid' calculations #916
• Refactor thermal calcRelevantData #1051
• Removed Deployment stage from Jenkinsfile #1063
• Prepare 'ChpModelSpec' and 'CylindricalThermalStorageSpec' for Storage without storageVolumeLvlMin #1012
• Fixed SonarQube quality gate using the correct parameter '-Dsonar.qualitygate.wait=true' #1072
• Updated simonaAPI to version 0.6.0 #1080
• Enhanced title in CITATION.cff #1088
• Refactor ThermalEnergyDemand definitions #917
• Rewrote PvModelIT from groovy to scala #646
• Fix negative required energy demand for thermalHouse #1127
• Refactored EM messages #1138
• OperationInterval should extend RightOpenInterval #1142
• Enhance EmAggregate of SelfOpt to cope with other targetLimits #1131
• Switched to pureconfig #608
• Removing generated methods and cleaning up in config #1170
• Changed pvInput values in PvInputTestData to more realistic values #1144
• Refactor RuntimeConfig #1172
• Renamed some methods and variables within ThermalGrid and ThermalHouse #1193
• Replaced Java Durations with Scala Durations #1068
• Typo and format of ThermalGrid and ThermalHouse ScalaDocs #1196
• Refactor EmRuntimeConfig #1181
• Based PvModel calculations on irradiance (power per area) instead of irradiation (energy per area) #1212
• Updated to changes of PSDM release v6.0.0 #1107
• Refactor external simulation setup #1136
• Use new tick retrieval methods from PSDM #920
• Refactor input and output configs #1175
• Use Math.floor when calcNextEventTick for charging entities #1256
• Removed Jenkinsfile to begin with using GitHub Actions#1260
• Sequential test execution for (hopefully) more reliability #1262
• Converting ExtEvDataService to pekko typed #1214
• Updated Gradle to version 8.13 and removed deprecated syntax #1286
• Consider inputContainer when initialize participant models #1251
• Change logging level for unsupported messages from ExtDataSupport #1286
• Converting WeatherService to pekko typed #1216
• Converting PrimaryServiceWorker to pekko typed #1229
• Converting PrimaryServiceProxy to pekko typed #1230
• Made some methods of PvModel static #1217
• FlexOptions types in FlexibilityMessage #1306
• Isolate solar radiation calculations of PvModel to its own object #1327
• Reorganized CI order #1333
• Fixed determining FlexOptions of Evcs #1322
• Refactor handleFeedIn and handleConsumption of ThermalGrid due to qDotIntoGrid #1343
• Adapted to typed actor in simonaAPI #1311
• Making primary data source optional #134
• Refactoring uuids in default runtime configs #1336

Fixed

• Fix rendering of references in documentation #505
• Removed a repeated line in the documentation of vn_simona config #658
• Removed version number "2.0" from the logo printed to console #642
• Fixed PV Model documentation #684, #686
• Removed CsvDataSourceAdapter workaround #702
• Logging wrong duration in the first simulation hour #705
• Fixed some compiler warnings #657
• Fixing false negative in ref system voltage validation #706
• Fixing randomly failing test in RuntimeEventListenerSpec etc. #709
• Fixed config start and end datetime parsing hint #767
• ConfigFailFast after making configuration of RefSystem via config optional #797
• Default RefSystem using the unit Volt for low voltage grids #811
• Fixed grid within GridSpec test #806
• Fixed log entry after power flow calculation #814
• Delete "Indices and tables" on the index page #375
• Fixed provision of controllingEms within buildParticipantToActorRef #841
• Simulation stopping at unhandled messages in DBFSAlgorithm #821
• Not stopping correctly on failed power flow if configured to stop #800
• Finally fixing RuntimeEventListenerSpec #849
• Fixed result output for thermal houses and cylindrical storages #844
• Fixed FixedFeedModelSpec #861
• Fixing duration calculation in result events #801
• Handle MobSim requests for current prices #892
• Fix determineState of ThermalHouse #926
• Fix activation of Hp when not under control of an EM #922
• Fix expected secondaryData in baseStateData #955
• Improve code quality in fixedloadmodelspec and other tests #919
• Fix power flow calculation with em agents #962
• Fix scheduling at Evcs with more than one Ev at a time without Em #787
• Fix CheckWindow duration #921
• Fixed ThermalStorageResults having multiple entries #924
• Fix filter for thermal result checking for lastTick not for currentTick #1008
• Fixed CHANGELOG entry for issue (#103) #941
• Fix grammar and spelling in docs and comments #1022
• Fix some minor issues and findings from inspections #1019
• Fix initialisation freezing on empty primary data #981
• Shallow fetch in CI #1041
• Correct wrong use of term "wall clock time" #727
• Fixed Deployment of simona to Maven Central in new GHA Pipeline #1029
• Fixed SonarQube quality gate using the right link for PRs or Branches #1061
• Fixed ignored EM strategy #1091
• EM should output flex option results even if it has no parent #1112
• Rename PrimaryDataWithApparentPower to PrimaryDataWithComplexPower #1140
• Refactoring of ThermalGrid.handleInfeed to fix thermal storage recharge correctly when empty #930
• Move ScheduleServiceActivation out of RegistrationResponseMessage #1143
• Check for runningHp when handling infeed to thermalGrid #1167
• Send FlexResult to EM #1202
• Fix test timeouts for all tests #1222
• Fix handling of states in ParticipantModelShell #1228
• Fix input data handling in ParticipantModel #1237
• Show full stacktrace of failing tests with gradle test #1245
• Fix copernicus url in readthedocs #1248
• Check for fully charged Evs when determine next OperationPoint of Evcs #1253
• Fix bug in ExtDataSupport.adapter that leads to an exception while scheduling the service #1273
• Fixed CI inconsistency after removing deprecations of Gradle #1275
• Fix initialization by using ScheduleLocks #1272
• Fix schedule lock in PrimaryServiceProxy #1289
• Fix vn_simona time series mapping #1288
• Fix hierarchical em structures leading to exception while initializing #1293
• Fix failing ExtEvDataServiceSpec #1297
• Fixed pekko config not written as output #1302
• Cleanups and log capturing in ExtEvDataServiceSpec #1320
• Fix tolerance in ThermalGridIT #1345
• Fix startingState of ThermalHouse and ThermalStorage #1347
• Added auto-approval to dependabot workflow and restrictions to updates #1353
• Fix default config values not written to output config file #1355
• Calculate ThermalHouse inner temperature correct #1349
• Fix some default config values not being used #1362

Removed

• Removed SimonaListerner and related code #1205
• Removed unused parameters in ArgsParser #1192, #1178
• Remove pausing/continuing functionality from TimeAdvancer #1271
• Remove ChpModel #1156
• Remove MutableStorage #1280
• Removed untyped simona service #1298