On incorporating consumer satisfaction in microgrid energy management
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2016
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Morsali, R.
Vo, Q.B.
Kowalczyk, R.
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IET Conference Publications, 2016, vol.2016, iss.CP688, pp.391-400
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4th IET Clean Energy and Technology Conference (CEAT 2016) (14 Nov 2016 - 15 Nov 2016 : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
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Energy Management Systems (EMS) are modules introduced to optimally control and interact with the generation and consumption entities of a power network. With the incorporation of the information and communication technology (ICT) into the electricity grids, they are becoming more and more intelligent and efficient. Recently, much attention has been drawn toward managing the loads in response to varying electricity price and availability while also considering user preferences. Such management systems are usually referred to as Demand Side Management (DSM) systems. DSM systems are capable of considering both the satisfaction of consumers and the cost of electricity provision, and make a balance between these typically conflicting objectives.
In this paper, we analyse and compare two market based decentralized approaches proposed for such DSM systems based on dynamic pricing. We study these approaches to examine the role of consumer satisfaction on the consumption schedules of residential consumers. We also investigate the interaction between consumers and mutual influences they have on each others when consumers' satisfaction are taken into account. Through the comparative experimentation we show how the satisfaction, costs, payment and social benefits of consumers are affected when they indirectly cooperate with each other to optimize the aggregated consumption in the microgrid.
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Copyright 2016 Institution of Engineering and Technology.