Optimizing Operation Costs of the Heating System of a Household using Model Predictive Control Considering a Local PV Installation

Cosmin Koch-Ciobotaru, Fridrik Rafn Isleifsson, Oliver Gehrke

2012

Abstract

This paper presents a model predictive controller developed in order to minimize the cost of grid energy consumption and maximize the amount of energy consumed from a local photovoltaic (PV) installation. The usage of as much locally produced renewable energy sources (RES) as possible, diminishes the effects of their large penetration in the distribution grid and reduces overloading the grid capacity, which is an increasing problem for the power system. The controller uses 24 hour prediction data for the ambient temperature, the solar irradiance, and for the PV output power. Simulation results of a thermostatic controller, a MPC with grid price optimization, and the proposed MPC are presented and discussed.

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Koch-Ciobotaru C., Rafn Isleifsson F. and Gehrke O. (2012). Optimizing Operation Costs of the Heating System of a Household using Model Predictive Control Considering a Local PV Installation . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-8565-20-4, pages 431-436. DOI: 10.5220/0004054804310436


in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech12,
author={Cosmin Koch-Ciobotaru and Fridrik Rafn Isleifsson and Oliver Gehrke},
title={Optimizing Operation Costs of the Heating System of a Household using Model Predictive Control Considering a Local PV Installation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2012},
pages={431-436},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004054804310436},
isbn={978-989-8565-20-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Optimizing Operation Costs of the Heating System of a Household using Model Predictive Control Considering a Local PV Installation
SN - 978-989-8565-20-4
AU - Koch-Ciobotaru C.
AU - Rafn Isleifsson F.
AU - Gehrke O.
PY - 2012
SP - 431
EP - 436
DO - 10.5220/0004054804310436