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Demand-Side Response for Grid-Independent Islands Based on Flexible Energy Management Using Heat Pumps

Authors
James Freeman1, *, Daniel Coakley1, Charalampos Angelopoulos1
1Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe B.V., 17 Firth Road, Livingston, EH54 5DJ, United Kingdom
*Corresponding author. Email: j.freeman@uk.merce.mee.com
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James Freeman
Available Online 25 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-156-2_11How to use a DOI?
Keywords
heat pumps; renewable energy; demand response; energy storage
Abstract

Large-scale deployment of local renewable energy sources (RES), coupled with demand-side response (DSR), is viewed as a critical strategy for improved energy security on geographic islands. This study, conducted as part of the Horizon 2020 “REACT” Project, focuses on the case-study island of Inishmore, western Ireland, under a future increased-renewables scenario in which the heating demand for 65% of the island’s 300 permanently-occupied off-gas grid dwellings is provided by air-to-water heat pumps. Simulations are performed using a community-scale energy system model, with the heat dynamics of the individual dwellings represented by reduced-order sub-component models. Rule-based control strategies are simulated for multiple DSR objectives, based on the concept of a centralised energy management platform issuing automated commands to each individual heat pump to serve as a dispatchable load. Annual simulation results presented in this paper include an 18% reduction in total renewable energy exported or curtailed under a “maximum RES self-consumption” strategy, and a 23% reduction in peak load under a “peak-load shifting” strategy.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2022)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date
25 May 2023
ISBN
978-94-6463-156-2
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2589-4943
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-156-2_11How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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