Building Automation and Control Systems and Electrical Distribution Grids: A Study on the Effects of Loads Control Logics on Power Losses and Peaks

Energies

Mariano Giuseppe Ippolito¹  Eleonora Riva Sanseverino¹  Gaetano Zizzo¹  Salvatore Favuzza¹  Rossano Musca¹  Fabio Massaro¹  Giuseppe Schillaci¹ 

[1] Department of Energy, Information Engineering and Mathematical Models, Università di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy;

关键词: Building Automation and Control (BAC);    demand-side management;    demand-side management (DSM);    demand response;    load control;    power losses;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en11030667

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Growing home comfort is causing increasing energy consumption in residential buildings and a consequent stress in urban medium and low voltage distribution networks. Therefore, distribution system operators are obliged to manage problems related to the reliability of the electricity system and, above all, they must consider investments for enhancing the electrical infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to assess how the reduction of building electricity consumption and the modification of the building load profile, due to load automation, combined with suitable load control programs, can improve network reliability and distribution efficiency. This paper proposes an extensive study on this issue, considering various operating scenarios with four load control programs with different purposes, the presence/absence of local generation connected to the buildings and different external thermal conditions. The study also highlights how different climatic conditions can influence the effects of the load control logics.

【 授权许可】

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