Centralized and Decentralized Optimal Control of Variable Speed Heat Pumps [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.31 Generation, modification, storage, transmission of electric power
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2021
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: Article No. 4012 : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 255569
• Chủ đề: 1. 30 direct energy conversion; 2. 32 energy conservation, consumption, and utilization; 3. Adaptive control; 4. Decentralized control; 5. Demand response; 6. Energy & fuels; 7. Optimal control; 8. Parameter estimation; 9. Thermostatically controlled load

Tóm tắt

Utility service providers are often challenged with the synchronization of thermostatically controlled loads. Load synchronization, as a result of naturally occurring and demand-response events, has the potential to damage power distribution equipment. Because thermostatically controlled loads constitute most of the power consumed by the grid at any given time, the proper control of such devices can lead to significant energy savings and improved grid stability. The contribution of this paper is the development of an optimal control algorithm for commonly used variable speed heat pumps. By means of selective peer-to-peer communication, our control architecture allows for the regulation of home temperatures while simultaneously minimizing aggregate power consumption, and aggregate load volatility. An optimal centralized controller is also explored and compared against its decentralized counterpart.