Journal
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
Volume 131, Issue -, Pages 76-86Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.09.017
Keywords
Commercial buildings; Demand response; Virtual testbed
Funding
- Commission for Energy Regulation
- Bord Gais Energy
- Bord na Mona Energy
- Cylon Controls
- EirGrid
- Electric Ireland
- Energia
- EPRI
- ESB International
- ESB Networks
- Gaelectric
- Intel
- SSE Renewables
- Glen Dimplex
- European Regional Development fund
- Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions
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This paper exploits a whole-building energy simulation approach to develop and evaluate demand response strategies for commercial buildings. The research is motivated by the increasing penetration of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, which owing to their stochastic nature, means that enhanced integration of demand response measures in buildings is becoming more challenging and complex. Using EnergyPlus, a simulation model of a multi-purpose commercial building was developed and calibrated. Demand response strategies are evaluated for a number of building zones, which utilise different heating, cooling and ventilation equipment. The results show that for events of varying demand response durations, different strategies should be selected for each zone based on their thermal and usage profiles. Overall, a maximum reduction of 14.7% in electrical power demand was recorded when targeting a centralised chiller load, with smaller reductions for other decentralised building loads. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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