For a long time, the planning of power systems has considered technical and economic aspects related to Supply Side Management. Given that this traditional planning approach is not very flexible, and due to new technological trends like the adoption of smart grids, it has become necessary for demand to play an active role in the operation of power systems. This raises the need to implement a new process for power system planning, focusing on technologies such as microgrids with Demand Side Management, which contribute to the sustainable development of communities. In this paper, a comprehensive review of microgrid planning, considering energy end‐user participation through Demand Response, is carried out. In addition, the main features and implications of Demand Response programs in microgrid planning are presented. As a contribution, in order to trigger a paradigm shift on how power systems are planned, the benefits of bottom‐up microgrid planning are presented.
Digital simulation of concrete structure construction: practical case-study in Bogotá Resumen Se están desarrollando actividades de simulación digital de procesos encaminadas a modelar la construcción de la estructura de muros y losas en concreto en proyectos inmobiliarios de una firma constructora colombiana. En un primer proyecto se generaron modelos que permitieron emitir recomendaciones prácticas para reducir el tiempo total de construcción. Actualmente se está concluyendo otro proceso de modelación aplicado en un proyecto nuevo de la misma firma constructora. Con estas herramientas de simulación se logra poner en manos de los planeadores de proyectos un instrumento que permite evaluar diferentes escenarios de manera probabilística, permitiendo así una mejor toma de decisiones ante condiciones de incertidumbre.
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