Creating Cities of the Future with Digital Twin Technology
Figure 6: Electric Grid capacity before and after adding panels and arrays
As the user continues to drag and drop,
visual feedback regarding grid impact is
provided via a temperature-like gauge at the
top right of the map overview as shown in
Figure 6. If the additions the user makes
cause the neighborhood energy system to
exceed capacity, either limited by the age or
number of transformers or other factors that
impact the neighborhood grid system, the
user is presented with the warning message
seen in Figure 7.
Figure 7: Capacity exceeded warning
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