A Multilevel Control Approach to Exploit Local Flexibility in Districts Evaluated under Real Conditions

The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources creates a challenge for the stability of current power systems due to their intermittent and stochastic nature. This paper presents the field results of an efficient demand response solution for controlling and adjusting the electric demand of b...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2022-08, Vol.15 (16), p.5887
Main Authors: Carrillo, Rafael E., Peppas, Antonis, Stauffer, Yves, Politi, Chrysa, Gorecki, Tomasz, Alet, Pierre-Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
Control algorithms
Costs
decarbonisation
decision support systems
demand response
Demand side management
Electric power demand
Electric power systems
Electric vehicles
Electricity
Electricity distribution
Energy consumption
Energy management
Energy sources
Energy storage
Energy trading
Flexibility
Force and energy
HVAC
Indoor environments
Renewable energy sources
smart technological solutions
Stochasticity
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Summary:The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources creates a challenge for the stability of current power systems due to their intermittent and stochastic nature. This paper presents the field results of an efficient demand response solution for controlling and adjusting the electric demand of buildings in an energy district through the activation of their thermal mass while respecting the occupants’ thermal comfort constraints. This multilevel control approach aims to support grid flexibility during peak times by constraining the energy exchange with the grid and increasing the self-consumption of the district. The results show a great potential for increasing the self-consumption up to 37% for offices, as well as improving the indoor environment, based on real data collected from a case study in Greece.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en15165887