Thermal energy storage for air conditioning as an enabler of residential demand response

Author

Peppanen, Jouni ; Reno, Matthew J. ; Grijalva, Santiago

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

7-9 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Residential Demand Response (DR) has been associated with many benefits. In the residential sector, air conditioning (AC) currently has the largest peak demand reduction potential, but it is limited by the comfort bounds set by the user. This paper studies the limitations of AC load shifting and the attractiveness of using thermal energy storage (TES) to increase residential demand response potential. A general building thermodynamic model is developed and is used to evaluate AC load shifting potential with different AC control principles and electricity rate structures. The viability of optimal AC operation and TES is demonstrated with estimates of achievable over-the-lifetime electricity cost savings.

Keywords

air conditioning; building management systems; costing; energy conservation; thermal energy storage; thermodynamics; AC control principle; AC load shifting potential evaluation; DR; TES; air conditioning; comfort bound set; electricity cost saving; electricity rate structure; general building thermodynamic model; peak demand reduction potential; residential demand response potential; thermal energy storage; Buildings; Cooling; Electricity; Load management; Thermal energy; Thermostats; Cooling; Cost benefit analysis; Energy Storage; Load Management; Smart Grids;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

North American Power Symposium (NAPS), 2014

Conference_Location

Pullman, WA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAPS.2014.6965476

Filename

6965476