Development of Active Demand Side Management for Energy Units

Abstract

This doctoral thesis presents a heuristic approach to Active Demand Side Management (hereinafter ADSM) in the Off-Grid systems with a set of specific requirements, while the requirements are the same like in the Smart-Grids. This doctoral thesis introduces develop, test and analyse the concept of the sophisticated automated dispatcher system of family house power level. The tests were performed on the smart house platform developed at the campus of VŠB - Technical university of Ostrava, Czech Republic in order to accomplish the effective design, testing, operation and analysis of the proposed system. These results consequently consist of a perquisite for the development of new leading-edge power distribution system in the Off-Grid environment and for improvement of the efficiency, security and reliability of the existing systems. Moreover, the results are scalable, and then applicable to the different energy levels, such as Smart house communities, Smart cities, Smart-Grid regions or can also help with electrification in rural or island application in developing countries. This doctoral thesis deals with the physical platform of Active energy unit as a hardware part and ADSM as a software part of the system, next Techno-Economic Analysis is carried out and practical experiments are evaluated. Scientific contributions, added value and benefits of proposed ADSM are summarized in conclusion.