Energizing demand side participation

Abstract

Abstract The chapter discusses demand response using behind-the-meter distributed energy resources (DER). It starts with a description of the home energy management problem used for DER scheduling, which serves as the fundamental building block for demand response aggregation. A general formulation of the problem is provided, followed by a description of the main solution techniques. The chapter then considers the impact of uncoordinated DER control on the operation of low-voltage networks, followed by a discussion of active management of DERs, including peer-to-peer trading with a distribution system operator permission structure and distributed optimal power flow. The chapter concludes by discussing a generic aggregate prosumer model for future grid studies.