Development of physical-based demand response-enabled residential load models

• Published in: IEEE transactions on power systems Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 607 - 614
• Main Authors: Shengnan Shao, Pipattanasomporn, Manisa, Rahman, Saifur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01-05-2013; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Appliance-level load model; Circuits; Cooling; Demand; demand response (DR) and distribution circuit; Electric appliances; Electric power generation; Electric utilities; electric vehicle; Electricity consumption; Home appliances; Integrated circuit modeling; Load; Load modeling; physical-based; Residential; Resistance heating; Space cooling; Space heating; Stress concentration; Water heaters; Water heating
• ISSN: 0885-8950; 1558-0679
• DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2012.2208232

In order to support the growing interest in demand response (DR) modeling and analysis, there is a need for physical-based residential load models. The objective of this paper is to present the development of such load models at the appliance level. These include conventional controllable loads, i.e., space cooling/space heating, water heater, clothes dryer and electric vehicle. Validation of the appliance-level load models is carried out by comparing the models' output with the real electricity consumption data for the associated appliances. The appliance-level load models are aggregated to generate load profiles for a distribution circuit, which are validated against the load profiles of an actual distribution circuit. The DR-sensitive load models can be used to study changes in electricity consumption both at the household and the distribution circuit levels, given a set of customer behaviors and/or signals from a utility.