Reference
M. Houwing,
R. R. Negenborn, and B. De
Schutter, "Demand response with micro-CHP systems,"
Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 200-213, Jan.
2011.
Abstract
With the increasing application of distributed energy resources and novel
information technologies in the electricity infrastructure, innovative
possibilities to incorporate the demand side more actively in power system
operation are enabled. A promising, controllable, residential distributed
generation technology is a micro combined heat and power system (micro-CHP).
Micro-CHP is an energy efficient technology that simultaneously provides heat
and electricity to households. In this paper we investigate to what extent
domestic energy costs could be reduced with intelligent, price-based control
concepts (demand response). Hereby, first the performance of a standard,
so-called heat-led micro-CHP system is analyzed. Then, a model predictive
control strategy aimed at demand response is proposed for more intelligent
control of micro-CHP systems. Simulation studies illustrate the added value of
the proposed intelligent control approach over the standard approach in terms
of reduced variable energy costs. Demand response with micro-CHP lowers
variable costs for households by about 1-14%. The cost reductions are highest
with the most strongly fluctuating real-time pricing scheme.
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@article{HouNeg:10-040,
author = {Houwing, Michiel and Negenborn, Rudi R. and De Schutter, Bart},
title = {Demand Response with Micro-{CHP} Systems},
journal = {Proceedings of the IEEE},
volume = {99},
number = {1},
pages = {200--213},
month = jan,
year = {2011}
}