Title :
Thermostatic Load Modeling
Author :
Abdel-Rahman, M.
Author_Institution :
Electr. power & Machines Dept, Ain Shams Univ., Cairo
Abstract :
This paper investigates the modeling of thermostatic loads. Thermostatic loads are those loads operated by a thermostat. Due to their physical nature they exhibit periodic behaviour. Modeling of this class of loads is a challenge to predict the system performance especially when the system is operated near to its operational limits. The established modeling approach starts from utilizing thermal equivalent circuits of the thermostatic load under consideration. An iterative algorithm is provided to account for the interdependence between the loads and the network. Heaters are discussed in detail due to the simplicity of both their thermal model and their electrical model. The model is verified with a test system.
Keywords :
iterative methods; load management; thermostats; heaters; iterative algorithm; operational limits; thermal equivalent circuits; thermostatic load modeling; Circuit testing; Equivalent circuits; Iterative algorithms; Load modeling; Predictive models; Resistance heating; System performance; System testing; Thermal loading; Thermostats;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Conference and Exposition in Africa, 2007. PowerAfrica '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Johannesburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1477-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1478-9
DOI :
10.1109/PESAFR.2007.4498095
