Optimization of Thermal and Electrical Appliance Loads in Residential and Commercial Buildings with Demand Side Monitoring

Emmanuel O. B. Ogedengbe

Energhx Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria..

DOI: 10.4236/sgre.2013.47A003                

Abstract

Energy demand-supply mechanism with the load shape for both residential and commercial buildings in the Province of Ontario and Nigeria is studied with demand side monitoring of energy consumption. Thermal and electrical loads are characterized by certain predictor variables, including the consumers’ behavioural pattern, power ratings of energy appliances and weather conditions. The proposed bottom-up approach is capable of providing low-volume electricity and natural gas consumers, in a fully deregulated energy market, with competitive energy saving advantage, based on corrective monitoring of independent users’ demand loads. Special application of the bottom-up model-based facility characterization of demands for thermal comfort and indoor air qualityin a developing energy sector like Nigeria enables the development of planning tool for the proposed integration of renewable power systems. The developed DSMonitor^TM app is capable of deploying an effective smart grid technology tool towards an improved building energy demand-supply balance at the individual end-user level.

Keywords

Optimization; Polynomial Regression; Electricity; Natural Gas; Energy Stocks; DSMonitor^TM; Smart Grid

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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