Abstract
Towards integrating renewable electricity generation sources into the grid, an important facilitator is the energy flexibility provided by buildings' thermal inertia. Most of the existing research follows a single-step price- or incentive-based scheme for unlocking the flexibility potential of buildings. In contrast, this paper proposes a novel two-step design approach for better harnessing buildings' energy flexibility. In a first step, a robust optimization model is formulated for assessing the energy flexibility of buildings in the presence of uncertain predictions of external conditions, such as ambient temperature, solar irradiation, etc. In a second step, energy flexibility is activated in response to a feasible demand response (DR) request from grid operators without violating indoor temperature constraints, even in the presence of uncertain external conditions. The proposed approach is tested on a high-fidelity Modelica simulator to evaluate its effectiveness. Simulation results show that, compared with price-based demand-side management, the proposed approach achieves greater energy reduction during peak hours.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2023) |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 2555-2562 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 979-8-3503-0124-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Event | 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2023 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 13 Dec 2023 → 15 Dec 2023 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control |
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ISSN (Print) | 0743-1546 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2576-2370 |
Conference
Conference | 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2023 |
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Country/Territory | Singapore |
City | Singapore |
Period | 13/12/23 → 15/12/23 |
Bibliographical note
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