🚀 Release Summary
This release marks the first stable version of ewh-flex. It provides a standardized framework for modeling, optimizing, and evaluating the flexibility potential of Electric Water Heaters (EWH).
This version consolidates the core logic for simulating EWH thermal dynamics and optimizing power consumption profiles under user comfort constraints.
✨ Key Features
- Thermodynamic Modeling: Implements physical models to simulate water temperature stratification and energy losses.
- Flexibility Optimization: Integration with optimization solvers to minimize costs or maximize renewable self-consumption.
- Comfort Constraints: Algorithms to ensure hot water availability for end-users while shifting loads.
- Standardized API: Clean interface for integrating the EWH module into larger energy management systems or grid simulations.
🛠️ Installation
To use this specific version, clone the repository via tag:
git clone --branch v1.0.0 [https://github.com/INESCTEC/ewh-flex.git](https://github.com/INESCTEC/ewh-flex.git)
cd ewh-flex
pip install -r requirements.txt