Operation and Control of a Population of Active Buildings at Network Level

Wooding, Ben; Vahidinasab, Vahid; Soudjani, Sadegh

Abstract

Smart grid control and management is a growing research area that affects the global goals of net-zero emissions, increased renewable energy generation, and efficient energy management. Active buildings are the building blocks of the smart grid of the future. Their passive role as energy consumer buildings is replaced in the new paradigm as active components, which are not only the energy consumers but also provide energy services to the net- work or neighbouring areas in time of need. This chapter puts a spotlight on the control of a community of active buildings and considers high-level smart grid control approaches that use active buildings; aggregation, frequency and voltage regulation as well as security considerations. The chapter also provides a detailed case study that considers demand-side frequency regulation, power tracking and formal control synthesis methods using energy storage systems (ESSs) and thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs).

• Online Publication Date: Aug 3, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Mar 3, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 193-218
• Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
• Book Title: Active Building Energy Systems
• ISBN: 9783030797416; 9783030797423
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79742-3_8
• Additional Information: First Online: 3 August 2021