Optimizing PV self-consumption through electric water heater modeling and scheduling

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Conference Paper

Date Published

09/2015

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Abstract

This paper aims at presenting a Home Energy Management System (HEMS) module capable of scheduling electric water heater (EWH) appliances in order to optimize the PV self-consumption. A multi-period optimization model is presented. Laboratory tests were conducted to validate the model and to demonstrate the capability of this HEMS module to address recent challenges of self-consumption in a domestic environment. A commercial EWH device developed by Bosch communicating with the HEMS module is used to perform the tests.

Journal

2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech

Year of Publication

2015

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