Before you continue, we recommend you first read:
1. Start with the environment
Every simulation is based on an environment that represents a single location.
Create an environment for the client location.
Enter:
Main connection data
Contracted power (import and export, if applicable)
Build and configure your Digital Twin for that environment:
Add loads, PV, EV chargers, batteries, etc.
Attach historical data and energy contracts.
Once the environment and Digital Twin are in place, you can start creating scenarios.
2. Scenario 1 – Current Situation
Always start with:
Scenario 1: Current Situation
In this scenario, you model the client’s existing setup as it is today.
Include at least:
Current energy consumption (added as a load)
Existing assets with measurement data, such as:
Heat pumps
Heavy machinery
Air conditioning systems
PV installations in their current configuration
Recommended simulation
Run a full-year simulation
Use No EMS (Baseline) as the simulation type
This gives you:
A realistic picture of current consumption
Insight into bottlenecks, such as:
Contracted power exceedances
Peak loads
Hours or months with issues
This is your reference point for all further scenarios.
3. Scenario 2 – Client wishes / Deterioration of the problem
Next, you look at what the client wants to add or change. Create:
Scenario 2: [Client Wish]
e.g. Scenario 2: Addition of Charging Plaza
How to set it up
Copy Scenario 1 to Scenario 2:
This preserves all existing assets and settings.
Add the desired new assets or changes, for example:
EV charging plaza
Extra machinery
Expanded cooling or heating capacity
Recommended simulations
Run this scenario both with and without EMS:
No EMS (Baseline)
Shows how the expansion worsens peaks and contracted power violations.
Tibo-EMS (Alice)
Shows which control options are available.
Gives a first impression of what EMS control can solve.
This step clearly highlights the impact of the client’s wish on the energy system.
4. Scenario 3 and beyond – Working towards a solution
From Scenario 3 onwards, you focus on solutions that address the issues you identified.
Always:
Copy the previous scenario to keep all assets and settings.
Add or adjust only what you need for the next solution step.
Typical scenario structure
Examples:
Scenario 3: Charging Plaza + PV Installation
Scenario 4: Charging Plaza + PV + Battery
Scenario 5: Charging Plaza + PV + (Adjusted) Battery
You might, for example:
Add a PV installation to offset consumption.
Add a battery to shave peaks and optimize costs.
Adjust the battery size (energy capacity / power) to find a more realistic or cost-effective configuration.
The final scenario is often the result of iterating on battery size or other parameters until performance and feasibility are acceptable.
All final candidate scenarios can then be simulated with Tibo-EMS to see how well the EMS can control and coordinate the assets.
5. Use your credits efficiently (smart simulation strategy)
Full-year simulations for every scenario can quickly consume a lot of simulation credits.
Instead, we recommend a phased approach:
Use full-year simulations sparingly (e.g. Scenario 1 and the final scenario).
For intermediate scenarios, simulate only critical months.
Focus on the problem months
Often, your first analyses show which months exceeded contracted power in the current situation (e.g. January, June).
For intermediate scenarios (2, 3, 4, etc.):
Run one-month simulations for these critical months only.
Use Tibo-EMS to see:
Whether contracted power can be kept within limits
How peaks, costs, and asset usage change
This way you:
Validate whether your solutions solve the problem
Avoid spending large numbers of credits on full-year runs for every idea
When you are confident in your final configuration, you can then run a full-year Tibo-EMS simulation for that scenario.
6. Example: structured setup for one client
Below is an example layout for one client with Location 1 and several scenarios:
Location 1
Scenario 1: Current Situation
Annual simulation (No EMS)
Scenario 2: With New EV Chargers
Annual simulation (No EMS)
January simulation (Tibo-EMS)
Scenario 3: With EV and PV Installation
January simulation (Tibo-EMS)
June simulation (Tibo-EMS)
Scenario 4: With EV, PV, and Battery
January simulation (Tibo-EMS)
June simulation (Tibo-EMS)
Scenario 5: With EV, PV, and (Adjusted) Battery
January simulation (Tibo-EMS)
June simulation (Tibo-EMS)
Annual simulation (Tibo-EMS)
Location 2
Similar structure, adapted to the specifics of that location.
With this approach, you can:
Systematically map client wishes
Quantify problems (peaks, contracted power, costs)
Compare solution scenarios and show the added value of EMS control