Optimization of Residential Demand Response Program Cost with Consideration for Occupants Thermal Comfort and Privacy

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.08077v1
• Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 05:53:39 GMT
• Title: Optimization of Residential Demand Response Program Cost with Consideration for Occupants Thermal Comfort and Privacy
• Authors: Reza Nematirad, M. M. Ardehali, and Amir Khorsandi
• Abstract summary: Home energy management system (HEMS) reduces consumer costs by automatically adjusting air conditioning (AC) setpoints and shifting some appliances to off-peak hours. For the building occupancy status, direct sensing is costly, inaccurate, and intrusive for residents. Simulated results indicate that considering uncertainty increases the costs by 36 percent and decreases the AC temperature setpoints.
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• Abstract: Residential consumers can use the demand response program (DRP) if they can utilize the home energy management system (HEMS), which reduces consumer costs by automatically adjusting air conditioning (AC) setpoints and shifting some appliances to off-peak hours. If HEMS knows occupancy status, consumers can gain more economic benefits and thermal comfort. However, for the building occupancy status, direct sensing is costly, inaccurate, and intrusive for residents. So, forecasting algorithms could serve as an effective alternative. The goal of this study is to present a non-intrusive, accurate, and cost-effective approach, to develop a multi-objective simulation model for the application of DRPs in a smart residential house, where (a) electrical load demand reduction, (b) adjustment in thermal comfort (AC) temperature setpoints, and (c) , worst cases scenario approach is very conservative. Because that is unlikely all uncertain parameters take their worst values at all times. So, the flexible robust counterpart optimization along with uncertainty budgets is developed to consider uncertainty realistically. Simulated results indicate that considering uncertainty increases the costs by 36 percent and decreases the AC temperature setpoints. Besides, using DRPs reduces demand by shifting some appliance operations to off-peak hours and lowers costs by 13.2 percent.

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