Smart Energy Management for Unlocking Demand Response in the Residential Sector

• Main Authors: Xiangping Chen, Kui Weng, Fanlin Meng, Monjur Mourshed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
• Series: Proceedings
• Subjects: demand response; residential; photovoltaic; peak-to-average ratio; load shifting
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/2/15/1136

This paper presents a smart energy management system for unlocking demand response in the UK residential sector. The approach comprises the estimation of one-hour energy demand and PV generation (supply) for scheduling the 24-h ahead demand profiles by shifting potential flexible loads. Real-time electrical demand is met by combining power supplies from PV, grid and batteries while minimizing consumer’s cost of energy. The results show that the peak-to-average ratio is reduced by 22.9% with the cost saving of 34.6% for the selected day.