Demand side management of electric water heater with a photovoltaic system

2018

Master's thesis Renewable Energy ENE500 - University of Agder 2018 This thesis presents the development of a load controller, which can be used to store self- produced electricity as hot water in a regular electrical water tank. The electricity market today facing challenges towards grid utilisation and consumption during peak hours. To prevent massive investment for the grid operators for upgrading the grid to handle peak hours, a better utilisation is necessary. An expected increase in electricity prices together with a reduction of cost for renewable energy production opens for new solutions to reduce the grid electricity consumption. The problem statement was to design a controller for …