The consumption is transferred to the simulation in minutely or hourly time series. The time series are generated from the entered load profiles and individual consumers by addition:
$$ Consumption(\text{h}) = \sum_{k=0}^{n}Load profiles(\text{h}) + \sum_{k=0}^{n} Individual consumer(\text{h}) $$
The following load profiles are supplied in PV*SOL®. They have a temporal resolution of 1min, 15min or 1h.
| Name | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1-person household | Load Profile Generator | |
| 2 persons with two children | Load Profile Generator | |
| 2 person household with one child | Load Profile Generator | |
| 2-person household | Load Profile Generator | |
| 2-person household with 2 children | Load Profile Generator | |
| BDEW commercial load profile (G1) | Business, weekdays 8 am to 6 pm (i.e. offices, doctor’s offices, workshops, administrative units) | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile business (G2) | Business with high or primary use in the evening (i.e. sport clubs, fitness studios, night clubs) | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile business (G3) | Continual business operation, i.e. cold warehouses, pumps, sewage treatment facilities (cold warehouses, pumps, sewage treatment facilities) | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile business (G4) | Shop/Hairdresser | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile business (G5) | Bakery with shop attached | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile business (G6) | Weekend operations (i.e. cinemas) | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile business (GO) | General business (weighted mean of profiles G1-G6) | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile household (H0) | BDEW | |
| BDEW load profile agriculture (L0) | Agriculture (weighted mean value of profiles L1 and L2) | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile agriculture (L1) | Agricultural operations with milk/secondary income livestock | BDEW |
| BDEW load profile agriculture (L2) | Other agricultural operations | BDEW |
| Brasil Centro Oeste | Solarize | |
| Brasil Nordeste | Solarize | |
| Brasil Norte | Solarize | |
| Brasil Sudeste | Solarize | |
| Brasil Sul | Solarize | |
| Colombia Amazonia | Solsta | |
| Colombia Andina | Solsta | |
| Colombia Caribe | Solsta | |
| Colombia Orinoquia | Solsta | |
| Colombia Pacifico | Solsta | |
| Household, seasonal course comparable with standard profile | Load profile 31 | HTW Berlin |
| Household, load profile with high night proportion | Load profile 67 | HTW Berlin |
| Household, load profile with high summer proportion | Load profile 26 | HTW Berlin |
| Household, Load profile with high percentage of morning hours | Load profile 68 | HTW Berlin |
| Household, Load profile with low percentage of nighttime hours | Load profile 61 | HTW Berlin |
| Household, load profile with low summer proportion | Load profile 12 | HTW Berlin |
| Household, Load profile with low percentage of morning hours | Load profile 48 | HTW Berlin |
| Household, diurnal course comparable with standard profile | Load profile 17 | HTW Berlin |
| Load profile with constant load | Constant load throughout the year, e.g.broadcasting station | |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 01 | 4 persons; north sea coast | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 02 | 4 persons; baltic sea coast | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 03 | 4 persons; North-West German lowlands | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 04 | 4 persons; North-East German lowlands | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 05 | 4 persons; North Rhine-Westfalian bay and Emsland | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 06 | 4 persons; Northern and Western low mountain ranges, peripheral areas | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 07 | 4 persons; Northern and Western low mountain ranges, central areas | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 08 | 4 persons; Upper Harz and Black Forest (low mountain range location) | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 09 | 4 persons; Thuringian basin and Saxon hill country | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 10 | 4 persons; South-Eastern low mountain ranges up to 1000m | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 11 | 4 persons; Ore mountains, Bohemian and Black Forest above 1000m | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 12 | 4 persons; Upper Rhine Graben and lower Neckar valley | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 13 | 4 persons; Swabian-Frankonian stepped country and Alpine foothills | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 14 | 4 persons; Swabian Alb and Baar | VDI 4655 |
| VDI low-energy house climate zone 15 | 4 persons; Alpine foothills and valleys | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 01 | 10 persons; north sea coast | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 02 | 10 persons; baltic sea coast | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 03 | 10 persons; North-West German lowlands | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 04 | 10 persons; North-East German lowlands | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 05 | 10 persons; North Rhine-Westfalian bay and Emsland | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 06 | 10 persons; Northern and Western low mountain ranges, peripheral areas | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 07 | 10 persons; Northern and Western low mountain ranges, central areas | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 08 | 10 persons; Upper Harz and Black Forest (low mountain range location) | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 09 | 10 persons; Thuringian basin and Saxon hill country | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 10 | 10 persons; South-Eastern low mountain ranges up to 1000m | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 11 | 10 persons; Ore mountains, Bohemian and Black Forest above 1000m | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 12 | 10 persons; Upper Rhine Graben and lower Neckar valley | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 13 | 10 persons; Swabian-Frankonian stepped country and Alpine foothills | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 14 | 10 persons; Swabian Alb and Baar | VDI 4655 |
| VDI multi-family house climate zone 15 | 10 persons; Alpine foothills and valleys | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 01 | 4 persons; north sea coast | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 02 | 4 persons; baltic sea coast | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 03 | 4 persons; North-West German lowlands | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 04 | 4 persons; North-East German lowlands | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 05 | 4 persons; North Rhine-Westfalian bay and Emsland | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 06 | 4 persons; Northern and Western low mountain ranges, peripheral areas | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 07 | 4 persons; Northern and Western low mountain ranges, central areas | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 08 | 4 persons; Upper Harz and Black Forest (low mountain range location) | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 09 | 4 persons; Thuringian basin and Saxon hill country | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 10 | 4 persons; South-Eastern low mountain ranges up to 1000m | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 11 | 4 persons; Ore mountains, Bohemian and Black Forest above 1000m | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 12 | 4 persons; Upper Rhine Graben and lower Neckar valley | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 13 | 4 persons; Swabian-Frankonian stepped country and Alpine foothills | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 14 | 4 persons; Swabian Alb and Baar | VDI 4655 |
| VDI single-family house climate zone 15 | 4 persons; Alpine foothills and valleys | VDI 4655 |
| Heat Pump | Base year 2011 | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating (air/water) | GeoT*SOL | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating (brine/water, geothermal collector) | GeoT*SOL | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating (brine/water, geothermal probe) | GeoT*SOL | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating (water/water) | GeoT*SOL | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water (air/water) | GeoT*SOL | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water (air/water) with Heating Element | GeoT*SOL | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water (brine/water, geothermal collector) | GeoT*SOL | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water (brine/water, geothermal probe) | GeoT*SOL | |
| Heat Pump System with Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water (water/water) | GeoT*SOL |
These load profiles are composed of daily curves and have a temporal resolution of 1h.
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| Riot police 30000 m² (Note 1) | Source 1 |
| Brasil Centro Oeste | Solarize |
| Brasil Nordeste | Solarize |
| Brasil Norte | Solarize |
| Brasil Sudeste | Solarize |
| Brasil Sul | Solarize |
| Brewery | Source 2 |
| Village with production facilities | SMA |
| Village without production facilities | SMA |
| Single-family house Central Europe | undocumented |
| Detached house southern hemisphere | undocumented |
| Research Centre | Source 1 |
| Indoor swimming pool 900 m² (Note 1) | Source 1 |
| Household Evening peak | undocumented |
| Hospital 14000 m² (Note 1) | Source 1 |
| Hospital 16000 m² (Note 1) | Source 1 |
| Hospital 300 beds | Source 1 |
| Hospital 300 beds | Source 1 |
| Hospital 400 beds | Source 1 |
| Hospital 434 beds | Source 3 |
| Hospital 450 kW electr | Source 8 |
| Estate Ghana | SMA |
| Load profile with constant electricity consumption over the entire year | |
| Multipurpose hall 2300 m² | Source 1 |
| Restaurant with air conditioning | Source 1 |
| School 10000 m² (Note 1) | Source 1 |
| School 18500 m² (Note 1) | Source 1 |
| School with swimming pool 21500 m² (Note 2) | Source 1 |
| UK Household | The Solar Design Company |
| Administration building 1000 employees | Source 1 |
| Administration building 16000 m² (Note 1) | Source 1 |
| Department stores’ 11000 m² (with Rlt facility) | Source 3 |
| Residential house Average Berlin households | Source 6 |
| Residential complex | IAE Annex 42 |
| Residential complex 24 residential units | Source 5 |
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Own measurement |
| 2 | BINE Projekt Info-Service Dec. 1993 |
| 3 | BINE Projekt Info-Service July 1986 |
| 4 | Warmwasserversorgungen heute; AT Verlag Aarau (Schweiz) 1984 |
| 5 | Düwall,P., Lange-Hüsken, M., : Lastganglinien der Haushalte. VDEW (1985) |
| 6 | Düwall, P. : Stromanwendung im Haushalt. Regionaler Abschlußbericht der Berliner Kraft- und Licht (BEWAG)-Aktiengesellschaft zum BMFT/BMWi-Forschungsauftrag. BEWAG 1986 |
| 7 | Gossenberger, M. : Der elektische Leistungsbedarf von Haushalten, Schriftenreihe der Forschungsstelle für Energiewirtschaft Band 13. Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York 1979 |
| 8 | Bergschneider, C., Schmitt, D. : Dezentrale Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung. R. Oldenbourg Verlag 1988 |
| 9 | VDI 6025 Blatt 7. Berechnung der Kosten von Wärmeversorgungsanlagen. Blockheizkraftwerke. Beuth Verlag, Berlin 1988 |
| SMA | provided by SMA |
| IAE Annex 42 | Annex 42 - The Simulation of Building-Integrated Fuel Cell and Other Cogeneration Systems (COGEN-SIM) (Link) |
| Load Profile Generator | Created with LoadProfileGenerator |
| HTW Berlin | Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft HTW Berlin: „Repräsentative elektrische Lastprofile für Einfamilienhäuser in Deutschland auf 1-sekündiger Datenbasis“, Datensatz, Berlin, 2015. (Link) |
| GeoT*SOL | Created with GeoT*SOL 2020 R1 |
| Solsta | provided by Solsta SAS, Daten von XM (Colombian grid operator) |
| Solarize | provided by Solarize Treinamentos Profissionais Ltda., data from Eletrobrás/Procel, 2007 |
| The Solar Design Company | provided by The Solar Design Company |
| BDEW | Standard load profiles (Electricity) by BDEW (Link) |
This is how the peak consumption of individual consumers is calculated:
| Consumer type | Calculation method |
|---|---|
| User-independent consumer: | Operating period = Annual power demand / Power*(switches every X hours) / 8760 Peak consumption = Power, if operating time $\geq 1\text{h}$ Peak consumption = Power*Operating time/1h, if operating time$\lt 1\text{h}$ |
| User-dependent consumer: | Peak consumption = Power |
| Short-term consumer: | Peak consumption = Power * Operating time / 1h |
| Light: | Peak consumption = Power |
The consumption in one hour is assumed to be constant, i.e. with an operating time of 15 minutes per hour, it is simulated as a device that runs for 1 hour with a quarter of the load.
See also