Simulating Electricity Consumption Pattern for Household Appliances using Demand Side Strategies

Abstract

This paper investigates research work related to the modelling and simulation of household electricity consumption with a view to developing a simulation to evaluate the effectiveness of demand-side management mechanisms. The eventual aim of the research is to be able to model household consumption down to the level of individual appliance use in order to explore and assess the impact of different demand-side strategies, both in individual household consumption, and on overall grid balance. The focus of this paper is to survey relevant research on simulation of household consumption, potential demand-side strategies and their impact, and modelling techniques for residential consumption. From this review, the paper provides a number of pointers for future effort in the area of modelling the impact of demand-side management strategies and techniques.

A Systematicity Review on Residential Electricity Load-Shifting at the Appliance Level

“…In our previous works on synthesising residential electricity load profiles [28,[35][36][37], we found that appliances are mainly used to synthesize domestic load profiles. In accordance with what was revealed in [15], there is a need to incorporate the consumption patterns of electrical appliances into DSM models. It is also essential to focus on appliance usage patterns to improve our understanding of the impacts and characteristics of individual appliances, as mentioned in [38].…”

“…One load-management strategy in DSM is load-shifting (Figure 1), a technique to shift peakhour demand to off-peak hours by reallocating the load demand [6] without changing the total energy consumption [7]. This can also reduce the cost [1,6,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] as well as the capacity of the electricity grid. In practice, Yilmaz et al (2019), quoted in [16], defined load-shifting as a "process where consumers time-shift demand, either through behaviour change or automation, in response to particular conditions within the electricity system, and [it] is therefore a potential solution to equilibrate the network".…”

“…Therefore, it is important to contribute a literature review in this area, as load-shifting at the appliance level is an even more specific issue, though only limited studies are currently available. Existing studies of load-shifting, such as [7,15], or those that use the term load-scheduling' as in [32], are beneficial as grounded knowledge, though most of them have not applied the usual guidelines for a structured literature review. Districts (PEDs) research bodies.…”