An end-user perspective on smart home energy systems in the PowerMatching City demonstration project

Geelen, Daphne; Vos-Vlamings, Manon; Filippidou, Faidra; Noort, Albert van den; Grootel, Maike van; Moll, Henri; Reinders, Angelina H.M.E.; Keyson, David V.

doi:10.1109/isgteurope.2013.6695387

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“…Additionally, there might be a bias in user behavior and the activation frequency of the appliances due to the Hawthorne effect (see [39]). More multidisciplinary studies as mentioned in [12] on the subject are needed, especially regarding user behaviors [40][41][42].…”

Section: Flexibility and Smart Washing Machine And Dishwashermentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Appliances for Efficient Integration of Solar Energy: A Dutch Case Study of a Residential Smart Grid Pilot

Gercek

Reinders

2019

Applied Sciences

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This paper analyzes the use patterns of a residential smart grid pilot in the Netherlands, called PowerMatching City. The analysis is based on detailed monitoring data measured at 5-min intervals for the year 2012, originating from this pilot which was realized in 2007 in Groningen, Netherlands. In this pilot, smart appliances, heat pumps, micro-combined heat and power (µ-CHP), and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been installed to evaluate their efficiency, their ability to reduce peak electricity purchase, and their effects on self-sufficiency and on the local use of solar electricity. As a result of the evaluation, diverse yearly and weekly indicators have been determined, such as electricity purchase and delivery, solar production, flexible generation, and load. Depending on the household configuration, up to 40% of self-sufficiency is achieved on an annual average basis, and 14.4% of the total consumption were flexible. In general, we can conclude that micro-CHP contributed to keep purchase from the grid relatively constant throughout the seasons. Adding to that, smart appliances significantly contributed to load shifting in peak times. It is recommended that similar evaluations will be conducted in other smart grid pilots to statistically enhance insights in the functioning of residential smart grids.

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Section: Flexibility and Smart Washing Machine And Dishwashermentioning

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Smart Appliances for Efficient Integration of Solar Energy: A Dutch Case Study of a Residential Smart Grid Pilot

Gercek

Reinders

2019

Applied Sciences

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“…Furthermore, based on the papers that focused on user experiences, with special attention paid to demand side management, it appears that the issue of the acceptance of smart grids is widely discussed. Only a few studies built on evaluations of real life experiences based on smart grid projects [39,40], whilst most studies focused on future scenarios and (online) surveys [32,[40][41][42] (see report [43] for further details).…”

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Advanced Applications for Smart Energy Systems Considering Grid-Interactive Demand Response

2019

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In this paper, a framework is presented for the evaluation of smart grid environment which is called the three-layer model. This three-layer model comprises three specific categories, or 'layers', namely, the stakeholder, market and technologies layers. Each layer is defined and explored herein, using an extensive literature study regarding their key elements, their descriptions and an overview of the findings from the literature. The assumption behind this study is that a solid understanding of each of the three layers and their interrelations will help in more effective assessment of residential smart grid pilots in order to better design products and services and deploy smart grid technologies in networks. Based on our review, we conclude that, in many studies, social factors associated with smart grid pilots, such as markets, social acceptance, and end-user and stakeholder demands, are most commonly defined as uncertainties and are therefore considered separately from the technical aspects of smart grids. As such, it is recommended that, in future assessments, the stakeholder and market layers should be combined with the technologies layer so as to enhance interaction between these three layers, and to be able to better evaluate residential smart energy systems in a multidisciplinary context.

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“…Stakeholders interact with smart grids through an interest or concern. Some features of smart grids, such as demand side management (DSM) and exchange of energy with other end users (peer-to-peer trading) involve individual end-user type stakeholders of the type of individual end users, whereas other features-such as a high penetration of renewable energy at a local level, as well as electric mobility [2,[4][5][6]-involve stakeholders of a more organizational character such as network operators and governmental organizations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Looking at the stakeholders layer, the main focus is on residential customers and prosumers [31][32][33]. It was found that users, as they are described in the more recent research, not only have different labels-such as customers, consumers, prosumers and end users-but are also assumed to behave differently from each other [4,[34][35][36]. The most prevalent type reported on in the literature is the consumer, who is supposed to adapt to new developments in the energy system, such as smart grids.…”

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An Exploration of the Three-Layer Model Including Stakeholders, Markets and Technologies for Assessments of Residential Smart Grids

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In this paper, a framework is presented for the evaluation of smart grid environment which is called the three-layer model. This three-layer model comprises three specific categories, or ‘layers’, namely, the stakeholder, market and technologies layers. Each layer is defined and explored herein, using an extensive literature study regarding their key elements, their descriptions and an overview of the findings from the literature. The assumption behind this study is that a solid understanding of each of the three layers and their interrelations will help in more effective assessment of residential smart grid pilots in order to better design products and services and deploy smart grid technologies in networks. Based on our review, we conclude that, in many studies, social factors associated with smart grid pilots, such as markets, social acceptance, and end-user and stakeholder demands, are most commonly defined as uncertainties and are therefore considered separately from the technical aspects of smart grids. As such, it is recommended that, in future assessments, the stakeholder and market layers should be combined with the technologies layer so as to enhance interaction between these three layers, and to be able to better evaluate residential smart energy systems in a multidisciplinary context.

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An end-user perspective on smart home energy systems in the PowerMatching City demonstration project

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Smart Appliances for Efficient Integration of Solar Energy: A Dutch Case Study of a Residential Smart Grid Pilot

Smart Appliances for Efficient Integration of Solar Energy: A Dutch Case Study of a Residential Smart Grid Pilot

Advanced Applications for Smart Energy Systems Considering Grid-Interactive Demand Response

An Exploration of the Three-Layer Model Including Stakeholders, Markets and Technologies for Assessments of Residential Smart Grids

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