Benchmarks | GHOST Microgrid

Model name	GHOST microgrid
Highlights	Only simulation tool capable of simulating this network on a single core at 42 us. The time step decreases to 15 us on 3 cores. Known distributed energy resources benchmark originally published by the MIT and NREL. This version has been adapted to remove the need to be connected to an external microgrid controller.
Model diagram
Single-phase nodes	645
Sources (3φ)	1
Diesel generators	2
PV plants	2
BESS	2
CHP	1
Transformers (3φ)	27
Lines (coupled RL)	41
Induction motors	2
RLC (3φ)	166
Breakers (3φ) and faults (4φ)	63
Hardware	OP5707XG Motherboard: Supermicro Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5222 CPU @ 3.80GHz; 8 cores RAM: 32 GB
Software	Platform: HYPERSIM Compiler: GCC 8.3.0
Minimum license required	HXG Max (1 core)
Results	Number of core(s): 1 Minimum time-step: 42 us *
	Number of core(s): 2 Minimum time-step: 22 us *
	Number of core(s): 3 Minimum time-step: 15 us *
	* Performance under transient conditions varying considerably depending on the study type, this benchmark measures the minimum achievable time-step without overruns in steady-state conditions. A rule of thumb is to consider 10 to 20 % buffer time for calculations under transient conditions.

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