This open-source computer tool is part of the PeopleSuN project, which contains a web-based app that aims to optimize the network structure as well as the power supply system for mini-grid systems.
The features of the tool are listed below:
- Automatic identification of buildings from the OpenStreetMap inside a given boundary.
- Network optimization of mini-grids based on the Python package sgdot-lite.
- Optimization of the power supply systems for mini-grids (PV, battery, and diesel) using a Python-based tool called Offgridders.
- Automatic identification of buildings that are better to be served by idividual solar home systems.
- From the root of the repository, first create a virtual environment (here called venv) using the following command: python3 -m venv venv
or if you want to install a specific version of python, first install virtualenv and then: virtualenv venv --python=python_version
Note that conda can also be used to set up a virtual environment
- Activate the virtual environment running the following command:
i. On Linux, MacOs source venv/bin/activate
ii. On Windows venv\Scripts\activate
- Install the required packages using the following command: pip install -r requirements.txt
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Run the following command to start the FastAPI server: uvicorn fastapi_app.main:app --reload
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Open the following URL in a browser (preferably on Chrome or Firefox): http://127.0.0.1:8000/