Error estimation approach for controlling the comunication step size for semi-implicit co-simulation methods

In this paper, an approach for controlling the macro-step size in connection with co-simulation methods 1, 2, 4] is suggested. The investigated step-size controller is tailored for semi-implicit co-simulation techniques. Concretely, we consider predictor/corrector co-simulation approaches 3]. By comparing variables from the predictor and the corrector step, an error estimator for the local error can be constructed. Making use of the estimated local error, a step-size controller for the macro step-size can be implemented. (© 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)