Characterization of Energy Consumers in Production Systems with Renewable On-Site Power Generation

Julia Schulz, Felix Rosenberg, Valerie M. Scharmer, Michael F. Zaeh

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Abstract

The amount of renewable energy is increasing in the German energy system. As a result, grid expansion, consumer regulation (demand response), innovative storage solutions or intelligent grid operation are measures to avoid system instabilities. The development of energy prices and regulatory charges is difficult to predict against this dynamic background. The technological development of small power plants is in progress and many of the offered technologies are reaching grid parity. To increase independency from the grid and to avoid grid supply in periods of high prices, the integration of decentral, renewable power generation technologies is a reasonable solution for manufacturing companies. Therefore, a procedure for industrial companies to use their self-produced energy in a sustainable manner is introduced. This paper focuses on the characterization of industrial energy consumers, which is one of the first steps in the procedure. Different consumer criteria are descripted to define 48 consumer groups. Certain factories include consumers that can be described by a multitude of these consumer groups.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Production Management Systems. The Path to Digital Transformation and Innovation of Production Management Systems - IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2020, Proceedings
EditorsBojan Lalic, Ugljesa Marjanovic, Vidosav Majstorovic, Gregor von Cieminski, David Romero
PublisherSpringer
Pages19-27
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783030579920
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
EventIFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2020 - Novi Sad, Serbia
Duration: 30 Aug 20203 Sep 2020

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume591 IFIP
ISSN (Print)1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)1868-422X

Conference

ConferenceIFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2020
Country/TerritorySerbia
CityNovi Sad
Period30/08/203/09/20

Keywords

  • Demand side management
  • Energy consumption
  • Micro-grid

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