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Modelling Irrational Behaviour of Residential End Users using Non-Stationary Gaussian Processes
Demand response (DR) plays a critical role in ensuring efficient electricity
consumption and optimal usage of network assets. Yet, existing DR models often
overlook a crucial element, the irrational behaviour of electricity end users.
In this work, we propose a price-responsive model that incorporates key aspects
of end-user irrationality, specifically loss aversion, time inconsistency, and
bounded rationality. To this end, we first develop a framework that uses
Multiple Seasonal-Trend decomposition using Loess (MSTL) and non-stationary
Gaussian processes to model the randomness in the electricity consumption by
residential consumers. The impact of this model is then evaluated through a
community battery storage (CBS) business model. Additionally, we propose a
chance-constrained optimisation model for CBS operation that deals with the
unpredictability of the end-user irrationality. Our simulations using
real-world data show that the proposed DR model provides a more realistic
estimate of price-responsive behaviour considering irrationality. Compared to a
deterministic model that cannot fully take into account the irrational
behaviour of end users, the chance-constrained CBS operation model yields an
additional 19% revenue. In addition, the business model reduces the electricity
costs of end users with a rooftop solar system by 11%.Comment: This manuscript has been submitted to IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
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Architectures for smart end-user services in the power grid
Abstract-The increase of distributed renewable electricity generators, such as solar cells and wind turbines, requires a new energy management system. These distributed generators introduce bidirectional energy flows in the low-voltage power grid, requiring novel coordination mechanisms to balance local supply and demand. Closed solutions exist for energy management on the level of individual homes. However, no service architectures have been defined that allow the growing number of end-users to interact with the other power consumers and generators and to get involved in more rational energy consumption patterns using intuitive applications. We therefore present a common service architecture that allows houses with renewable energy generation and smart energy devices to plug into a distributed energy management system, integrated with the public power grid. Next to the technical details, we focus on the usability aspects of the end-user applications in order to contribute to high service adoption and optimal user involvement. The presented architecture facilitates end-users to reduce net energy consumption, enables power grid providers to better balance supply and demand, and allows new actors to join with new services. We present a novel simulator that allows to evaluate both the power grid and data communication aspects, and illustrate a 22% reduction of the peak load by deploying a central coordinator inside the home gateway of an end-user
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Customer Engagement Plans for Peak Load Reduction in Residential Smart Grids
In this paper, we propose and study the effectiveness of customer engagement
plans that clearly specify the amount of intervention in customer's load
settings by the grid operator for peak load reduction. We suggest two different
types of plans, including Constant Deviation Plans (CDPs) and Proportional
Deviation Plans (PDPs). We define an adjustable reference temperature for both
CDPs and PDPs to limit the output temperature of each thermostat load and to
control the number of devices eligible to participate in Demand Response
Program (DRP). We model thermostat loads as power throttling devices and design
algorithms to evaluate the impact of power throttling states and plan
parameters on peak load reduction. Based on the simulation results, we
recommend PDPs to the customers of a residential community with variable
thermostat set point preferences, while CDPs are suitable for customers with
similar thermostat set point preferences. If thermostat loads have multiple
power throttling states, customer engagement plans with less temperature
deviations from thermostat set points are recommended. Contrary to classical
ON/OFF control, higher temperature deviations are required to achieve similar
amount of peak load reduction. Several other interesting tradeoffs and useful
guidelines for designing mutually beneficial incentives for both the grid
operator and customers can also be identified
A Distributed Demand-Side Management Framework for the Smart Grid
This paper proposes a fully distributed Demand-Side Management system for
Smart Grid infrastructures, especially tailored to reduce the peak demand of
residential users. In particular, we use a dynamic pricing strategy, where
energy tariffs are function of the overall power demand of customers. We
consider two practical cases: (1) a fully distributed approach, where each
appliance decides autonomously its own scheduling, and (2) a hybrid approach,
where each user must schedule all his appliances. We analyze numerically these
two approaches, showing that they are characterized practically by the same
performance level in all the considered grid scenarios. We model the proposed
system using a non-cooperative game theoretical approach, and demonstrate that
our game is a generalized ordinal potential one under general conditions.
Furthermore, we propose a simple yet effective best response strategy that is
proved to converge in a few steps to a pure Nash Equilibrium, thus
demonstrating the robustness of the power scheduling plan obtained without any
central coordination of the operator or the customers. Numerical results,
obtained using real load profiles and appliance models, show that the
system-wide peak absorption achieved in a completely distributed fashion can be
reduced up to 55%, thus decreasing the capital expenditure (CAPEX) necessary to
meet the growing energy demand
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