Coordinating smart homes in microgrids: A quantification of benefits

Matthias Huber, Florian Sänger, Thomas Hamacher

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Abstract

A growing number of households are seeking energy autonomy and economic benefits by installing micro-CHP and PV generators, as well as battery storage units in their so-called smart homes. An option to further increase benefits, is to install a community microgrid and coordinate smart homes intelligently. To quantify this increase, we apply numerical simulations using real-world data for household loads in a temporal resolution of 15-minutes. In systems consisting of CHP-units, the degree of electricity autonomy rises from 50% to 80% through installing a microgrid, allowing lucrative CHP operation. In PV-based systems, the benefits are fewer and if battery storage is installed additionally, they almost disappear completely. As a consequence, intelligently managed microgrids are as valuable option for the integration of microgeneration as long as decentralized battery storage is not profitable and thus not employed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 4th IEEE/PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT Europe 2013
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 4th IEEE/PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT Europe 2013 - Lyngby, Denmark
Duration: 6 Oct 20139 Oct 2013

Publication series

Name2013 4th IEEE/PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT Europe 2013

Conference

Conference2013 4th IEEE/PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT Europe 2013
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityLyngby
Period6/10/139/10/13

Keywords

  • CHP
  • Microgeneration
  • Microgrids
  • PV
  • Smart Grid

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