A New Software Tool to Highlight Money Savings from a Demand-Side Management System for Home Appliances

Authors

  • Sébastien Bissey Author
  • Sébastien Jacques Author
  • Jean-Charles Le Bunetel Author
  • Cédric Reymond Author
  • Yves Raingeaud Author
  • Philippe Ravier Author
  • Guy Lamarque Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj17.312

Keywords:

Smart grids, demand-side management, individual housing, cost of electricity consumption

Abstract

In this article, a new software tool named “ECCO” is introduced. This one is intended to highlight money savings from a home electricity management system. The simulation is based on a complete database of real electricity consumption patterns of AC loads. Two case studies are particularly described to point out the relevance of such a simulation tool. The first one consists in postponing the power demand using the delay start function of home appliances. The second one enables to smooth the electricity consumption from a storage system coupled with a converter. The management strategy described in this article uses the difference between electricity prices in peak time and off-peak time. The results demonstrate that this strategy is currently not profitable in France, but it is much more cost-effective in countries, such as in Australia, where this gap of pricing is higher.

Author Biographies

  • Sébastien Bissey

    University of Tours ,GREMAN CNRS. France

  • Sébastien Jacques

    University of Tours ,GREMAN CNRS. France

  • Jean-Charles Le Bunetel

    University of Tours ,GREMAN CNRS. France

  • Cédric Reymond

    University of Tours ,GREMAN CNRS. France

  • Yves Raingeaud

    University of Tours ,GREMAN CNRS. France

  • Philippe Ravier

    University of Orléans PRISME UPRES. France

  • Guy Lamarque

    University of Orléans PRISME UPRES. France

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Published

2024-01-12

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