I have downloaded the GridLab-D in my windows machine (GridLAB-D 5.2.0-19642 (0df31c0:HEAD) 64-bit WINDOWS RELEASE).
I am trying to run GridLab-D via python. I don't know if it is currently possible or not. If yes, then could someone please provide me the procedure to do it? I tried to find the procedure but some are pretty old and I am confused with it.
Also, if you are suggesting of using HELICS then could you please give me the up to date connection process between GridLab-D and HELICS in a windows machine? I also have HELICS installed in my windows machine
cmd: helics-cli --version HELICS Library version 3.5.2 (2024-04-08)
Thank you!
Regards
Mamun
Last edit: Abdullah Al Mamun 2024-04-22
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Apologies for the delay in getting back to you on this.
Technically, it is possible to run GridLAB-D in Python, but only by manually calling the executable (with something like popen or similar). There's a simple example up on the GitHub tools repository.
For HELICS, if you download the compiled executable for GridLAB-D, you'll need the complimentary compiled binaries for HELICS. Since you're using Python, you'll want to consult the HELICS repository and forums/tickets for the most up to date procedure on doing that. From the GridLAB-D side, you usually just have to download one of the Helics-XXX-win64.zip files (located under the HELICS releases) and then copy the helics.dll from the bin folder into the bin folder of your GridLAB-D install.
I'll note that depending on what you are using (mostly if you don't need deltamode or subsecond capability), you can also look into using LFE Arras. That's a fork of GridLAB-D that has some more advanced Python capabilities, but I'm not sure if it has HELICS integrated yet or not.
-Frank
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Hi,
I have downloaded the GridLab-D in my windows machine
(GridLAB-D 5.2.0-19642 (0df31c0:HEAD) 64-bit WINDOWS RELEASE).I am trying to run GridLab-D via python. I don't know if it is currently possible or not. If yes, then could someone please provide me the procedure to do it? I tried to find the procedure but some are pretty old and I am confused with it.
Also, if you are suggesting of using HELICS then could you please give me the up to date connection process between GridLab-D and HELICS in a windows machine? I also have HELICS installed in my windows machine
cmd: helics-cli --version
HELICS Library version 3.5.2 (2024-04-08)Thank you!
Regards
Mamun
Last edit: Abdullah Al Mamun 2024-04-22
Hello Mamun,
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you on this.
Technically, it is possible to run GridLAB-D in Python, but only by manually calling the executable (with something like popen or similar). There's a simple example up on the GitHub tools repository.
For HELICS, if you download the compiled executable for GridLAB-D, you'll need the complimentary compiled binaries for HELICS. Since you're using Python, you'll want to consult the HELICS repository and forums/tickets for the most up to date procedure on doing that. From the GridLAB-D side, you usually just have to download one of the Helics-XXX-win64.zip files (located under the HELICS releases) and then copy the helics.dll from the bin folder into the bin folder of your GridLAB-D install.
I'll note that depending on what you are using (mostly if you don't need deltamode or subsecond capability), you can also look into using LFE Arras. That's a fork of GridLAB-D that has some more advanced Python capabilities, but I'm not sure if it has HELICS integrated yet or not.
-Frank
Thank you, Dr. Tuffner. This is really helpful. I will look into these materials.
-Mamun