Xendee University - Microgrid Modeling Video Series

Explore individual technologies, use cases, and platform features through short, focused videos designed to help you quickly learn specific modeling techniques and workflows.

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Data Center Video 1 (7 minutes)

Modeling Data Centers with Cost-Effective Redundancy Approaches

In this video, we'll cover how redundancy modeling in Xendee is different from traditional redundancy assumptions, and how modeling in Xendee results in a more cost-effective, flexible, and resilient energy system that meets strict uptime requirements without unnecessary oversizing.

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Data Center Video 2 (6 minutes)

Boost Cooling Efficiency in Data Centers with CHP + Absorption Chillers

Data centers face intense cooling demands, often met with electricity-intensive systems that drive up operational costs. In this first installment, we explore how combining a CHP generator with an absorption chiller can reduce electricity consumption by recycling waste heat, improving both financial and operational performance.

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Data Center Video 3 (7 minutes)

Reducing CO2 Emissions for Data Center Modeling

In this video, we'll cover how to build an integrated solution with renewable energy technologies to further reduce carbon emissions. See the actual techniques used to reduce both operational costs and carbon emissions at a data center in California by integrating solar PV, CHP generators, and absorption chillers using Xendee’s optimization engine.

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Multi-Node Video 1 (9 minutes)

Multi-Node Modeling Basics - What is Multi-Node?

Learn how to model complex distributed energy systems using Xendee’s Multi-Node functionality, which enables detailed analysis of power flow, losses, and equipment placement across multiple loads and connection points. This session explains when to use single-node versus multi-node modeling and how Xendee’s integrated tools work together to create accurate, resilient microgrid designs.

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Multi-Node Video 2 (9 minutes)

Multi-Node Modeling Basics - Nodes, Buildings, Cables & Transformers

In this video, we demonstrate how to build a multi-node microgrid model in Xendee from setting up nodes, loads, transformers, and cables to optimizing distributed energy resources like solar, batteries, and generators across multiple connection points. Viewers will learn how to enable and interpret power flow analysis to capture voltage behavior, system losses, and network dynamics for more accurate, resilient microgrid designs.

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Multi-Node Video 3 (8 minutes)

Multi-Node Modeling Basics - Thermal Modeling

This video introduces thermal modeling in Xendee’s multi-node framework, showing how to add and optimize heating and cooling alongside electrical systems. Using a multi-node airport example, it demonstrates how to assign thermal loads, add boilers and electric chillers, connect buildings through district heating and cooling pipes, and analyze thermal dispatch, losses, and costs. The result is a more realistic, integrated view of microgrid performance and efficiency.