Laboratory Testing of Demand-Response Enabled Household Appliances

Sparn, B.¹  Jin, X.¹  Earle, L.¹ 

[1]National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

关键词: residential;    Residential Buildings;    Building America;    NREL;    demand-response;    smart grid;    smart meters;    appliances;    HPWH;    refrigerator;    washer;    dryer;    dishwasher;    simulated occupancy;    laboratory testing;    automated home energy management;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1220280
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--5500-60383
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1220280
Others  :  Other: 6865

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

With the advent of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems capable of two-way communications between the utility's grid and the building, there has been significant effort in the Automated Home Energy Management (AHEM) industry to develop capabilities that allow residential building systems to respond to utility demand events by temporarily reducing their electricity usage. Major appliance manufacturers are following suit by developing Home Area Network (HAN)-tied appliance suites that can take signals from the home's 'smart meter,' a.k.a. AMI meter, and adjust their run cycles accordingly. There are numerous strategies that can be employed by household appliances to respond to demand-side management opportunities, and they could result in substantial reductions in electricity bills for the residents depending on the pricing structures used by the utilities to incent these types of responses. The first step to quantifying these end effects is to test these systems and their responses in simulated demand-response (DR) conditions while monitoring energy use and overall system performance.