An innovation diffusion model of a local electricity network that is influenced by internal and external factors
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Publication:6284448
DOI10.1016/J.PHYSA.2017.08.014arXiv1703.05964MaRDI QIDQ6284448FDOQ6284448
Authors: Laura Hattam, Danica Vukadinović Greetham 
Publication date: 17 March 2017
Abstract: Haynes et al. (1977) derived a nonlinear differential equation to determine the spread of innovations within a social network across space and time. This model depends upon the imitators and the innovators within the social system, where the imitators respond to internal influences, whilst the innovators react to external factors. Here, this differential equation is applied to simulate the uptake of a low-carbon technology (LCT) within a local electricity network situated in the UK. This network comprises of many households that are assigned to certain feeders. Firstly, travelling wave solutions of Haynes' model are used to predict adoption times as a function of the imitation and innovation influences. Then, the grid that represents the electricity network is created so that the finite element method (FEM) can be implemented. Next, innovation diffusion is modelled with Haynes' equation and the FEM, where varying magnitudes of the internal and external pressures are imposed. Consequently, the impact of these model parameters is examined. Moreover, LCT adoption trajectories at fixed feeder locations are calculated, which give a macroscopic understanding of the uptake behaviour at specific network sites. Lastly, the adoption of LCTs at a household level is discussed.
Models of societies, social and urban evolution (91D10) Social networks; opinion dynamics (91D30) Computational methods for problems pertaining to game theory, economics, and finance (91-08)
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