Title :
Optimizing PV self-consumption through electric water heater modeling and scheduling
Author :
Heleno, M. ; Rua, D. ; Gouveia, C. ; Madureira, A. ; Matos, M.A. ; Lopes, J.P. ; Silva, Nuno ; Salustio, Sergio
Author_Institution :
Centre for Power & Energy Syst., INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
fDate :
June 29 2015-July 2 2015
Abstract :
This paper aims at presenting a Home Energy Management System (HEMS) module capable of scheduling electric water heater (EWH) appliances in order to optimize the PV self-consumption. A multi-period optimization model is presented. Laboratory tests were conducted to validate the model and to demonstrate the capability of this HEMS module to address recent challenges of self-consumption in a domestic environment. A commercial EWH device developed by Bosch communicating with the HEMS module is used to perform the tests.
Keywords :
buildings (structures); domestic appliances; energy management systems; heating; optimisation; photovoltaic power systems; scheduling; Bosch; EWH appliances; EWH device; HEMS module; PV self-consumption; domestic environment; electric water heater modeling; home energy management system; multiperiod optimization model; Home appliances; Mathematical model; Optimal scheduling; Scheduling; Temperature measurement; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
PowerTech, 2015 IEEE Eindhoven
Conference_Location :
Eindhoven
DOI :
10.1109/PTC.2015.7232636
