Field Testing of a Hierarchical Model-Free Transactive Control Strategy in a Residential House

Conference · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947301· OSTI ID:1906610

Olama, Mohammed M. ^[1]; Amasyali, Kadir ^[1]; Winstead, Christopher ^[1]

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1. ORNL

Demand response plays an important role in addressing the uncertain, intermittent, and variable nature of renewable energy sources. However, to be effective, it requires a significant amount of demand load flexibility, in which buildings are important flexible assets for electricity systems. In this regard, many transactive control tools have been developed to harness this demand flexibility. Yet, such tools are mostly simulation-based or deal with a single load, which may not be sufficient to demonstrate their effectiveness. Towards this end, this paper presents a field implementation and testing of a hierarchical model-free transactive control strategy using residential building thermostatically controlled loads. The transactive control implementation incorporates elements of virtual battery, game theory, and model-free control mechanisms. Experimental field-testing results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed transactive control strategy.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1906610
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English