Quantification of Demand-Supply Balancing Capacity among Prosumers and Consumers: Community Self-Sufficiency Assessment for Energy Trading
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Background
3. Methodology
3.1. Basic Definitions
3.2. Dynamic Energy Use Behavior at the Household Level
3.3. Dynamic Energy Use Behavior and Load Profile Change at the Household Level
3.4. Battery Modeling
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Case-Study Community Characteristics
4.2. Baseline Surplus–Deficit Temporal Complementarity Quantification
4.3. Energy Storage Integration
4.4. User Adaptation and Load Profile Change as Complementarity Capacity
4.5. Market Design and User Behavior Dimensions’ Impact on Self-Sufficiency
4.6. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Time of Day | Community Size | Prosumer Net Energy (kW h) *, ** | Consumer Net Energy (kW h) * | CF (%) * |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 a.m.–10 a.m. | 20 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 17.2 |
40 | 8.6 | 22.1 | 14.8 | |
60 | 12.0 | 33.0 | 15.3 | |
80 | 16.4 | 42.6 | 15.6 | |
100 | 20.0 | 54.3 | 15.1 | |
10 a.m.–11 a.m. | 20 | −2.6 | 13.0 | 45.7 |
40 | −3.8 | 23.5 | 43.1 | |
60 | −6.1 | 36.0 | 41.5 | |
80 | −9.4 | 48.4 | 42.5 | |
100 | −10.1 | 60.3 | 41.2 | |
11 a.m.–12 p.m. | 20 | −6.0 | 13.7 | 62.2 |
40 | −13.6 | 27.5 | 63.9 | |
60 | −21.5 | 41.5 | 64.6 | |
80 | −28.2 | 54.8 | 63.7 | |
100 | −34.1 | 71.6 | 59.8 | |
12 p.m.–1 p.m. | 20 | −10.2 | 15.3 | 79.3 |
40 | −19.6 | 33.2 | 69.6 | |
60 | −29.4 | 47.1 | 71.7 | |
80 | −39.8 | 62.6 | 72.1 | |
100 | −48.9 | 78.9 | 69.9 | |
1 p.m.–2 p.m. | 20 | −8.5 | 18.8 | 61.4 |
40 | −17.3 | 35.2 | 61.8 | |
60 | −25.0 | 55.2 | 57.8 | |
80 | −32.6 | 72.1 | 57.3 | |
100 | −42.3 | 89.4 | 58.4 | |
2 p.m.–3 p.m. | 20 | −6.6 | 18.9 | 52.2 |
40 | −12.6 | 37.1 | 49.9 | |
60 | −21.1 | 58.2 | 50.2 | |
80 | −27.0 | 76.4 | 49.6 | |
100 | −32.7 | 95.6 | 48.3 | |
3 p.m.–4 p.m. | 20 | −1.5 | 20.2 | 32.7 |
40 | −3.8 | 41.5 | 31.9 | |
60 | −5.3 | 63.2 | 30.8 | |
80 | −7.6 | 81.2 | 32.1 | |
100 | −10.0 | 103.2 | 31.6 | |
4 p.m.–5 p.m. | 20 | 5.6 | 20.7 | 16.2 |
40 | 9.0 | 44.8 | 16.1 | |
60 | 17.5 | 64.8 | 15.0 | |
80 | 22.4 | 86.9 | 15.2 | |
100 | 27.4 | 109.1 | 15.2 | |
5 p.m.–6 p.m. | 20 | 14.3 | 23.3 | 4.9 |
40 | 29.4 | 48.1 | 4.5 | |
60 | 42.9 | 70.7 | 4.6 | |
80 | 57.8 | 94.9 | 4.6 | |
100 | 71.1 | 117.2 | 4.8 | |
6 p.m.–7 p.m. | 20 | 23.8 | 25.2 | 0.8 |
40 | 48.0 | 51.4 | 0.8 | |
60 | 70.0 | 75.6 | 0.9 | |
80 | 94.1 | 101.0 | 0.9 | |
100 | 117.9 | 125.3 | 0.9 | |
Average | 35.6 |
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Afzalan, M.; Jazizadeh, F. Quantification of Demand-Supply Balancing Capacity among Prosumers and Consumers: Community Self-Sufficiency Assessment for Energy Trading. Energies 2021, 14, 4318. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144318
Afzalan M, Jazizadeh F. Quantification of Demand-Supply Balancing Capacity among Prosumers and Consumers: Community Self-Sufficiency Assessment for Energy Trading. Energies. 2021; 14(14):4318. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144318
Chicago/Turabian StyleAfzalan, Milad, and Farrokh Jazizadeh. 2021. "Quantification of Demand-Supply Balancing Capacity among Prosumers and Consumers: Community Self-Sufficiency Assessment for Energy Trading" Energies 14, no. 14: 4318. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144318