Towards Integrating Behaviour Demand Response into Simulation Based Heat Production Optimisation

Abstract

Behaviour Demand Response (BDR) is the process of communicating with the building occupants and integrating their behavioural flexibility into the energy value chain. In this paper we will present an integrated behavioural model based on well-established behavioural theories and show how it can be used to provide predictable flexibility to the production schedule optimisation. The proposed approach is two-fold: the model can be used to predict the expected behavioural flexibility of occupants as well as to generate optimal communication to trigger reliable BDR events. A system architecture will be presented showing how BDR can be integrated into simulation passed building/district operation.

Behaviour Demand Response in District Heating—A Simulation-Based Assessment of Potential Energy Savings

“…The approach used here is based on a subset of well-stablished behavioural theories, such as the action-regulation-theory [2], the high-performance-cycle [3], the theory of planned behaviour [4], the self-determination theory [5], and the social cognitive theory [6] translated into an integrated probabilistic model of behaviour [7] enabling the sampling, and therefore probabilistic prediction, of identified behaviour relevant parameters (see Figure 1). This model provides us with the tools and inventories to derive the potential of intention ν which is the probability that an occupant will act on a BDR trigger sent [8]. In the following we will discuss how this can be combined with a generic building/network model to derive the expected BDR impact.…”