Improving Climate Resilience and Thermal Comfort in a Complex Building through Enhanced Flexibility of the Energy System

Seyedmohammad Hosseini, Parisa Hajialigol, Mohammadreza Aghaei, Silvia Erba, Vahid Nik, Amin Moazami

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Abstract

This research evaluates the impacts of flexible demand-side management on electricity load and indoor thermal comfort under extreme weather conditions, focusing on elderly people. For this purpose, an elderly care center in Alesund, Norway is chosen as the pilot building. A high spatiotemporal resolution building energy model is developed including thermal zones and energy systems, verified against metered electricity use. The performance of the flexible demand-side management is assessed in relation with the installed PV production, during extreme warm conditions considering 13 future climate scenarios over the 30-year period of 2021-2050. Adaptation measures are applied to respond to the environment variations, providing flexibility while ensuring the thermal comfort of the residents. Results show 22% and 20% peak power and load curtailment, respectively. The discomfort hours are reduced by 22%. The performance of the flexible energy management appears when the PV production is not sufficient for the demand. Therefore, the impacts are on the grid electricity which leads toward a higher grid independency. The most significant change is the peak shaving in the afternoon hours when the grid experiences high loads. Further research is required to evaluate the effectiveness of installing battery system on load shifting.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSEST 2022 - 5th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies
PublisherIEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665405577
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event5th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, SEST 2022 - Eindhoven, Netherlands
Duration: 2022 Sept 52022 Sept 7

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, SEST 2022
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityEindhoven
Period2022/09/052022/09/07

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Energy Systems

Free keywords

  • climate resilience
  • demand-side management
  • distributed energy systems
  • energy flexibility
  • vulnerable people

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