Optimal demand response capacity of automatic lighting control

Demand response programs seek to adjust the normal consumption patterns of electric power consumers in response to incentive payments that are offered by utility companies to induce lower consumption at peak hours or when the power system reliability is at risk. While prior studies have extensively studied the capacity of offering demand response in buildings by controlling the load at air conditioners, water heaters, and various home appliances, they lack to offer methods to also utilize the full demand response capacity of automatic lighting control systems. Since lighting systems consume a large amount of the total energy used in buildings, addressing this shortcoming is an important research problem. Therefore, in this paper, we propose to take a systematic optimization-based approach to assess demand response capacity of automatic lighting control systems in commercial and office buildings.