Abstract
The trend towards electrification of the heating sector in many cases leads to the replacement of fossil-fueled heating systems with electric heat pumps. This may result to significantly higher consumption and potentially violations of the
distribution grid operational limits. We propose a day-ahead optimization strategy to assess the cost of imposing capacity limitations in the total consumption of individual buildings, as well as aggregations of buildings. We show that such capacity limitations lead to an increase for the buildings operational costs, which can be interpreted as the value of these limitations. Based on such calculations, the aggregator can value capacity-limitation services to the distribution system operator. Moreover, the value of aggregation is also highlighted, since it leads to lower costs than imposing the same total capacity limitation on individual buildings.
distribution grid operational limits. We propose a day-ahead optimization strategy to assess the cost of imposing capacity limitations in the total consumption of individual buildings, as well as aggregations of buildings. We show that such capacity limitations lead to an increase for the buildings operational costs, which can be interpreted as the value of these limitations. Based on such calculations, the aggregator can value capacity-limitation services to the distribution system operator. Moreover, the value of aggregation is also highlighted, since it leads to lower costs than imposing the same total capacity limitation on individual buildings.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 52nd International Universities' Power Engineering Conference |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-5386-2344-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 52nd International Universities' Power Engineering Conference - Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece Duration: 28 Aug 2017 → 31 Aug 2017 Conference number: 52 http://www.upec2017.com/ http://www.upec2017.com/ |
Conference
| Conference | 52nd International Universities' Power Engineering Conference |
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| Number | 52 |
| Location | Heraklion |
| Country | Greece |
| City | Heraklion |
| Period | 28/08/2017 → 31/08/2017 |
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Keywords
- Commercial buildings aggregation
- Demand Response
- DSO services
- Line capacity limit
Cite this
Ziras, C., Delikaraoglou, S., Kazempour, J., You, S., & Bindner, H. W. (2017). Evaluating the Cost of Line Capacity Limitations in Aggregations of Commercial Buildings. In Proceedings of the 52nd International Universities' Power Engineering Conference IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2017.8231895