Create and test your final simulation with combined openings

Take a look at all steps to follow here.

Previous step: Step 7: Select relevant locations for further analyses

Step 8: Create and test your final simulation with combined openings

 

Until step 7, the calculcation is done based on openings of the test locations 1 by 1, without taking into account the opening of the other test locations in the file.

After selecting locations in step 7, it is possible to open all the locations together in a simulation in the Location Planning module. This allows you to calculate the impact of the combined openings on the current network. 

You do this by selecting the locations that you want to take into account and by clicking on 'Create simulation':

You can then choose from the following options to open the selected locations in Location Planning :

1) Would you like to create a new simulation or add the selected locations to an already existing simulation?

or 

2) Do you want to add selected locations as open or closed? 

Adding locations in a closed state means they will be visible on the map, but they won't be taken into account when calculating network impacts.

3) Do you want to add a ranking* to the location names based on a parameter of your choice?

For the example above; all locations will have a ranking number in their location name, meaning #001 will be the location with the highest usage per charging point.

Finally, click on to create a simulation in Location Planning.

You can find your simulation in Location Planning by clicking on the 'Load' button. Please keep in mind that during the creation of the simulation (you can see that in de Jobs section in the top right corner under your name), Location Planning module will not be accessible. 

*Remark:

If you want to add a ranking to the selected locations and you add these locations to an existing simulation, the ranking will only take into account the selected locations and not the locations that already exist in the simulation.

This article contains a step-by-step plan when building simulation. 

 

 

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