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

Gercek, Cihan; Reinders, Angèle

doi:10.3390/app9030581

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“…These households had with an average of 3.1 residents per household, with a living area of 150-199 m 2 per household. Typically these numbers are both above the Dutch average [23].…”

Section: Pilot Descriptionsmentioning

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A Comparison of Households’ Energy Balance in Residential Smart Grid Pilots in the Netherlands

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This paper presents an analysis that frames the impact of various smart grid technologies, with an objective to provide a transparent framework for residential smart grid demonstration projects based on predefined and clearly formulated key performance indicators. The analysis inspects measured energy data of 217 households from three smart grid pilot projects in the Netherlands and a public dataset with smart meter data from 70 households as a reference. The datasets were evaluated for one year and compared to provide insights on technologies and other differences based on seven key performance indicators, giving a comprehensive overview: monthly electricity consumption (100–600 kWh) and production (4–200 kWh); annually imported (3.1–4.5 MWh) and exported (0.2–1 MWh) electricity; residual load; peak of imported (4.8–6.8 kW) and exported (0.3–2.2 kW) electricity; import simultaneity (20–70.5%); feed in simultaneity (75–89%); self-sufficiency (18–20%); and self-consumption (50–70%). It was found that the electrification of heating systems in buildings by using heat pumps leads to an increase of annual electricity consumption and peak loads of approximately 30% compared to the average Dutch households without heat pumps. Moreover, these peaks have a high degree of simultaneity. To increase both the self-sufficiency and self-consumption of households, further investigations will be required to optimize smart grid systems.

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“…These households had with an average of 3.1 residents per household, with a living area of 150-199 m 2 per household. Typically these numbers are both above the Dutch average [23].…”

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confidence: 98%

A Comparison of Households’ Energy Balance in Residential Smart Grid Pilots in the Netherlands

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“…Domestic cleaning practices have been targeted by research in assessing the flexibility of such practices within the household [70]. These practices include using the dishwasher and washing machine, a practice which involves a technological medium and is potentially highly flexible [105]. These consumption activities can be shifted through manual and/or semi-automated demand response strategies [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56].…”

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A Systematic Literature Review of the Interplay between Renewable Energy Systems and Occupant Practices

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The development of renewable energy systems offers a potential solution to energy consumption in the residential sector. These systems face many barriers and challenges regarding the nature of home energy demand and behaviors of household occupants. These barriers are discussed in innovation theory, which describes how people assess new technologies. A systematic literature review of 123 journals was conducted to explore the interrelationship between energy systems, home energy demand and occupant practices. This identified key gaps in the literature and important takeaways from past research showing the limitations of renewable energy systems in integrating into everyday lives. There are numerous personal and social barriers that inhibit behavior change and limit the penetration of renewable systems. Additionally, the development of social norms and institutional rhythms have resulted in people living in a lock-in lifestyle, with limited flexibility for change. This review discusses the role of technology, consumers and policies, and how they must all interact to create a sustainable and effective energy solution to this climate emergency. The next step is to reevaluate the design of home automation and energy management systems to consider the impacts of different lifestyles and routines.

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“…Energy storage presents a similar challenge. Storage can play a vital role in accommodating variable renewable generation into the electricity system [5,[11][12][13][14][15] and therefore act as HC enhancement that enables various applications in demand-side management and flexible loads [16]. But, like solar PV, a large fraction of storage capacity will likely be connected to distribution networks and is therefore invisible to transmission system operators and beyond the scope of high-level expansion planning models.…”

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Evaluating the Potential of Hosting Capacity Enhancement Using Integrated Grid Planning modeling Methods

Saad

Weijde

2019

Energies

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Connection of a significant amount of distributed generation, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, may lead to problems in distribution networks due to violations of distribution network hosting capacity (HC) limits. HC enhancement techniques, such as energy storage, could increase the allowable PV penetration level in the distribution network, reducing the need for transmission and large-scale generation expansion. However, current approaches for transmission and generation expansion planning do not account for distribution network HC limits. As a consequence, it is hard to quantify the impact and benefits of HC enhancement in the context of long-term grid expansion planning. This paper presents a novel integrated planning approach, combining a two-stage transmission and generation expansion planning model with a distribution network hosting capacity assessment, which allows for inclusion of detailed distribution network constraints We test this method on a stylized representation of the Malaysian grid. Our results show that distribution constraints have a significant impact on optimal transmission expansion plans and significantly increase overall system costs. HC enhancement in the form of battery storage does not significantly mitigate this but does lead to a cost decrease regardless of distribution network constraints. We also show how our approach can identify the key interactions between transmission and distribution networks in systems with high levels of renewable and storage technologies. In particular, HC enhancement with battery storage can act as a substitute or complement to line investment, depending on the renewable energy penetration, the storage location and the level of coordination in the network.

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

Cited by 13 publications

References 34 publications

A Comparison of Households’ Energy Balance in Residential Smart Grid Pilots in the Netherlands

A Comparison of Households’ Energy Balance in Residential Smart Grid Pilots in the Netherlands

A Systematic Literature Review of the Interplay between Renewable Energy Systems and Occupant Practices

Evaluating the Potential of Hosting Capacity Enhancement Using Integrated Grid Planning modeling Methods

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