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Title: Demand Response and Smart Buildings: A Survey of Control, Communication, and Cyber-Physical Security

Abstract

In this paper, we perform a comprehensive survey of the technical aspects related to the implementation of demand response and smart buildings. Specifically, we discuss various smart loads such as heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs); the power architecture with multibus characteristics; different control algorithms such as the hybrid centralized and decentralized control and the distributed coordination among buildings; the communication technologies and network architectures; and the potential cyber-physical security issues and possible mechanisms for enhancing the system security at both cyber and physical layers. Finally, the current status of the demand response in United States, Europe, Japan, and China is reviewed, and the benefits, costs, and challenges of implementing and operating demand response and smart buildings are also discussed.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  2. Pohang University of Science and Technology, Gyeongbuk (Korea)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)
OSTI Identifier:
1493877
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2378-962X
Publisher:
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; cyber-physical security; demand response; load control; smart building

Citation Formats

Qi, Junjian, Kim, Youngjin, Chen, Chen, Lu, Xiaonan, and Wang, Jianhui. Demand Response and Smart Buildings: A Survey of Control, Communication, and Cyber-Physical Security. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1145/3009972.
Qi, Junjian, Kim, Youngjin, Chen, Chen, Lu, Xiaonan, & Wang, Jianhui. Demand Response and Smart Buildings: A Survey of Control, Communication, and Cyber-Physical Security. United States. https://doi.org/10.1145/3009972
Qi, Junjian, Kim, Youngjin, Chen, Chen, Lu, Xiaonan, and Wang, Jianhui. Wed . "Demand Response and Smart Buildings: A Survey of Control, Communication, and Cyber-Physical Security". United States. https://doi.org/10.1145/3009972. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1493877.
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abstractNote = {In this paper, we perform a comprehensive survey of the technical aspects related to the implementation of demand response and smart buildings. Specifically, we discuss various smart loads such as heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs); the power architecture with multibus characteristics; different control algorithms such as the hybrid centralized and decentralized control and the distributed coordination among buildings; the communication technologies and network architectures; and the potential cyber-physical security issues and possible mechanisms for enhancing the system security at both cyber and physical layers. Finally, the current status of the demand response in United States, Europe, Japan, and China is reviewed, and the benefits, costs, and challenges of implementing and operating demand response and smart buildings are also discussed.},
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year = {Wed Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
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