Abstract
Buildings are responsible for more than 73% of the total electricity use in the United States and one-third of the building electricity use is attributed to heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. If properly used, buildings could offer significant frequency control reserves to the power grid. This paper presents laboratory test results demonstrating the potential to use variable-speed packaged rooftop units for frequency regulation services. The test unit along with the proposed feedback control represents an add-on solution that requires minimum control upgrades to enable the provision of ancillary services. Test results show that HVAC systems can provide high-quality frequency regulation services with performance scores of up to 0.95. A first-order economic analysis also reveals significant economic benefits for building owners to participate in ancillary services.
Original language | American English |
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Pages | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 Jul 2018 |
Event | 2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2018 - Washington, United States Duration: 19 Feb 2018 → 22 Feb 2018 |
Conference
Conference | 2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Washington |
Period | 19/02/18 → 22/02/18 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 IEEE.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5D00-70137
Keywords
- ancillary services
- building-grid integration
- demand-side management
- smart buildings