EFFICIENT ENERGY TRANSACTIONS USING AN INTELLIGENT HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
| Main Author: | Paramvir Singh*1 & Nisha Taya*2 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Terbitan: |
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1407058 |
Daftar Isi:
- Smart grid being the future of the current electric grids, provides the residents with the opportunities to control the use of their home’s energy for minimising their energy expenses. In this study, a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) problem has been formulated for efficiently using the load and power generating units in a home that integrates renewable energy sources, a battery bank and an electric vehicle. Moreover, to include the effects of the intermittent weather, four scenarios each for the solar irradiation and wind speed are taken. Combining these scenarios, six different test cases have been obtained and simulated using an Intelligent Home Energy Management System (IHEMS) in the MATLAB software. The results from these test cases show that with the incorporation of IHEMS in the home, all the units operate efficiently according to the Time of Use (ToU) prices to bring the home’s energy expense value to its lowest. Further, to evaluate the annual energy expense, the results from each of these test cases are replicated for a particular number of days as according to their frequency of occurrence in a year. The results from the annual study show that with the optimal operation of the home’s units, the energy expense has been reduced significantly.