Authors:
Marcello Vitaletti
1
;
Nicola Fontana
2
;
Maurizio Giugni
3
and
Gianluca Sorgenti degli Uberti
4
Affiliations:
1
IBM Rome Software Laboratory, Italy
;
2
University of Sannio, Italy
;
3
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
;
4
ARIN S.p.A., Italy
Keyword(s):
Model Driven Engineering, Domain Specific Languages, Model Transformations, Smart Grids.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Applications and Software Development
;
Domain-Specific Languages
;
Model Execution and Simulation
;
Model Versioning
;
Model-Driven Software Development
;
Models
;
Paradigm Trends
;
Software Engineering
Abstract:
A three-year research project about water grid technology (“WATERGRID research project”) is led by ARIN – the company managing water distribution in the city of Naples – in a partnership with IBM and the University of Naples. Objectives of the project's initial phase include designing and prototyping a subsystem for grid modelling, optimization and simulation (GMOS). The GMOS subsystem implements state-of-the-art software kernels for the simulation of water distribution networks, including modules for the calibration of the hydraulic model and for an optimal partitioning of the grid. This paper illustrates general findings in applying model-driven software engineering to the architecture and design of the GMOS subsystem which largely abstract from the specific nature of the distribution grid as they could equally apply to the modelling, optimization and simulation of gas and electricity distribution networks.