Project description
Saving energy at home, the smart way
Smart homes can increase energy efficiency in the environments of electrical distribution systems and smart grids. Making this system work is a top priority for the EU, which is striving to increase the penetration of renewable energy sources in power systems. However, electrical distribution systems and smart grids are developing independently from each other and end-customers in electrical distribution systems do not have an active role. The EU-funded GEHEMS project will develop a two-level control approach to narrow this gap. As such, each user is considered an agent that can manage electricity consumption in addition to deciding about its own available renewable energy resources and energy storage devices. For instance, the project will enable a low-level control model that can make an appliance start when needed and at low-cost time intervals. It will also include a high-level control model that will plan for the activation of appliances for the next day.
Objective
GridEye agent-based distributed control for Home Energy Management System (GEHEMS) explores the theme of energy management for smart homes in the complementary environments of electrical distribution systems (EDSs) and smart grids (SGs). The EU priority of increasing the penetration of renewable energy resources (RERs) in power systems has led to the wide acceptance of the SG paradigm as the solution for several emerging challenges. Despite the significant investments in SGs and EDSs, the two fronts are evolving quite independently from each other. A relevant drawback returns to the role of endcustomers in the EDSs that should be changed from a passive consumer to an active market player. GEHEMS tackles this gap by proposing a two-level control approach in which each user is an agent that can manage its electricity consumption besides making decisions on its own available RERs and energy storage devices. GEHEMS is composed of: i) a low-level control model which makes the appliance start as soon as needed when its timing constraints are satisfied besides making the appliance activate at low-cost time intervals; and ii) a high-level control model which is based on an optimization problem at the end of each day that will be used to drive the activation decision of appliances for the next day. GridEye is a monitoring and control platform in EDSs developed by the host organization will be used for implementation of the proposed control and interaction with smart homes. GEHEMS’s quality and industry-driven nature is assured by the experience and complementary expertise of the candidate and host, and is further enhanced by the participation of experienced experts in the fields of power systems, computer science, communication, and control/automation engineering. Besides advancing in the multidisciplinary fields, GEHEMS is expected to impact the EU power sector, industry and society as a whole, by contributing to the effective integration of SGs in EDSs.
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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1070 Puidoux
Switzerland
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