Aggregation and Control of Flexible Consumers: A Real Life Demonstration

Benjamin Biegel; Palle Andersen; Jakob Stoustrup; Mathias Bækdal Madsen; Lars Henrik Hansen; Lotte Holmberg Rasmussen

doi:10.3182/20140824-6-ZA-1003.00718

Aggregation and Control of Flexible Consumers: A Real Life Demonstration

Benjamin Biegel, Palle Andersen, Jakob Stoustrup, Mathias Bækdal Madsen, Lars Henrik Hansen, Lotte Holmberg Rasmussen

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Abstract

In this paper, we present an architecture for aggregation and co
ntrol of a portfolio of flexible consumers. The architecture makes it possible to control the aggregated consumption of the portfolio to follow a power reference while honoring local consumer constraints. Hereby, an aggregator is able to utilize a portfolio of consumers as a virtual power plant to deliver
services in the electricity markets. The architecture is implemented
and demonstrated in a field test on a portfolio consisting of 54 heat pumps each located in an inhabited household. In this demonstration, a power reference varying between 15 kW and 35 kW is followed over a 7 day period. The field test showed satisfactory performance in terms of following the power reference and assuring comfort for the inhabitants. To the best knowledge o
f the authors, this is the first real life demonstration where a power reference is followed based on the aggregated consumption of a larger number of devices – and consequently a significant step towards the smart grid vision.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 2014
Number of pages	6
Volume	19
Publisher	IFAC Publisher
Publication date	24 Aug 2014
Edition	1
Pages	9950-9955
ISBN (Print)	978-3-902823-62-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3182/20140824-6-ZA-1003.00718
Publication status	Published - 24 Aug 2014
Event	19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014 - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 24 Aug 2014 → 29 Aug 2014

Conference

Conference	19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	24/08/2014 → 29/08/2014

Series	I F A C Workshop Series
ISSN	1474-6670

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Biegel, B, Andersen, P, Stoustrup, J, Madsen, MB, Hansen, LH & Rasmussen, LH 2014, Aggregation and Control of Flexible Consumers: A Real Life Demonstration. in Proceedings of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 2014. 1 edn, vol. 19, IFAC Publisher, I F A C Workshop Series, pp. 9950-9955, 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC 2014 , Cape Town, South Africa, 24/08/2014. https://doi.org/10.3182/20140824-6-ZA-1003.00718

Aggregation and Control of Flexible Consumers: A Real Life Demonstration. / Biegel, Benjamin; Andersen, Palle; Stoustrup, Jakob et al.
Proceedings of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 2014. Vol. 19 1. ed. IFAC Publisher, 2014. p. 9950-9955 (I F A C Workshop Series).

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