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Building Automation and Control Systems and Electrical Distribution Grids: A Study on the Effects of Loads Control Logics on Power Losses and Peaks
Gaetano ZizzoSalvatore FavuzzaMariano Giuseppe IppolitoGiuseppe SchillaciFabio MassaroRossano MuscaElenora Riva Sanseverinosubject
Control and OptimizationComputer science020209 energyEnergy Engineering and Power Technologydemand-side management (DSM)Power losse02 engineering and technologyLoad profilelcsh:TechnologyDemand responseBuilding AutomationBuilding Automation and Control (BAC)Thermal0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringpower lossesdemand-side managementElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering (miscellaneous)Building automationRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industrylcsh:TControl (BAC)Energy consumptionAutomationReliability engineeringSettore ING-IND/33 - Sistemi Elettrici Per L'Energiademand responseControl systemload controlElectricitybusinessLow voltageBuilding Automation and Control (BAC); demand-side management; demand-side management (DSM); demand response; load control; power lossesEnergy (miscellaneous)description
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-15 | Energies |