{"id":617,"date":"2025-12-18T17:27:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/ac2dc-losses-tool\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:58:29","slug":"ac2dc-losses-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/ac2dc-losses-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"AC2DC-los\u00adses tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The AC2DClosses is an inter\u00adac\u00adti\u00adve tool which was deve\u00adlo\u00adped in the <a href=\"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/project\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7\">Ver\u00adneDCt pro\u00adject<\/a> as a didac\u00adti\u00adcal plat\u00adform to visua\u00adli\u00adze the poten\u00adti\u00adal savings in resour\u00adces in a DC dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon grid when com\u00adpared to the AC stan\u00addard.<\/p>\n\n<p>For a given load, vol\u00adta\u00adge level, loss limit, and cable cross-sec\u00adtion, the tool (<a href=\"https:\/\/frgadotti.github.io\/AC2DClosses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/frgadotti.github.io\/AC2DClosses\/<\/a>) com\u00adpa\u00adres how far a line sec\u00adtion can \u201creach\u201d into an area when sup\u00adpli\u00aded by AC or DC. By repre\u00adsen\u00adting pos\u00adsi\u00adble con\u00adnec\u00adtion points (nodes) on an grid and dra\u00adwing the actu\u00adal paths of AC and DC cables, it allows users to see, in a very intui\u00adti\u00adve way, how many nodes can be sup\u00adpli\u00aded \u2013 and how lar\u00adge an area can be cover\u00aded \u2013 under the fixed tech\u00adni\u00adcal cons\u00adtraints (con\u00adduc\u00adtor mate\u00adri\u00adal, los\u00adses, vol\u00adta\u00adge drop, etc.). <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-tool-vernedct-tu-ilmenau.jpg\" alt=\"Visualisierung f\u00fcr Einsparungen im DC-Verteilnetz: dunkelblauer Hintergrund, gr\u00fcn gestrichelte und organgene Kreise sowie dunkel- bis hellgr\u00fcne Linien\" class=\"wp-image-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-tool-vernedct-tu-ilmenau.jpg 943w, https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-tool-vernedct-tu-ilmenau-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-tool-vernedct-tu-ilmenau-768x830.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\"><\/figure>\n\n<p>In the con\u00adtext of Ver\u00adneDCt, this is important becau\u00adse one of the key fea\u00adtures of DC tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy in dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon grids is bet\u00adter resour\u00adce effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy. The tool makes this con\u00adcept tan\u00adgi\u00adble and visual\u00adly acces\u00adsi\u00adble, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly for non-spe\u00adcia\u00adlists or stake\u00adhol\u00adders who are not used to rea\u00adding tech\u00adni\u00adcal loss cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons or power-flow results. By \u201cplay\u00ading\u201d with the input para\u00adme\u00adters and direct\u00adly see\u00ading the impact on AC and DC reach, users gain an intui\u00adti\u00adve under\u00adstan\u00adding of why DC is a pro\u00admi\u00adsing opti\u00adon for future dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon grids, whe\u00adre mate\u00adri\u00adals, effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy, and infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre foot\u00adprint are incre\u00adasing\u00adly cri\u00adti\u00adcal.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"659\" data-id=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-global-inputs-vernedct-tu-ilmenau.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot des Eingabeformulars f\u00fcr Global Inputs: Nodes, Load, V, Power factor, Loss limit, Meters per grid step, AC cable, DC cable\" class=\"wp-image-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-global-inputs-vernedct-tu-ilmenau.jpg 319w, https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-global-inputs-vernedct-tu-ilmenau-145x300.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"406\" data-id=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-computed-summary-vernedct-tu-ilmenau.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot: Computed Summary mit Liste verschiedener Werte\" class=\"wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-computed-summary-vernedct-tu-ilmenau.jpg 304w, https:\/\/vernedct.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac2dc-losses-computed-summary-vernedct-tu-ilmenau-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AC2DClosses is an inter\u00adac\u00adti\u00adve tool which was deve\u00adlo\u00adped in the Ver\u00adneDCt pro\u00adject as a didac\u00adti\u00adcal plat\u00adform to visua\u00adli\u00adze the poten\u00adti\u00adal savings in resour\u00adces in a DC dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon grid when com\u00adpared to the AC stan\u00addard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":641,"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617\/revisions\/641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vernedct.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}