Laboratory Demonstration of Variable-Speed Packaged Air-Conditioning Units for Provision of Frequency Regulation Services

Yashen Lin; Jie Cai; James Braun

doi:10.1109/ISGT.2018.8403375

Laboratory Demonstration of Variable-Speed Packaged Air-Conditioning Units for Provision of Frequency Regulation Services

Yashen Lin
, Jie Cai
, James Braun

Power Systems Engineering

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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
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2018.8403375 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2018.8403375
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

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Conference	2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	19/02/18 → 22/02/18

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© 2018 IEEE.

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NREL/CP-5D00-70137

Keywords

ancillary services
building-grid integration
demand-side management
smart buildings

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Lin, Y., Cai, J., & Braun, J. (2018). Laboratory Demonstration of Variable-Speed Packaged Air-Conditioning Units for Provision of Frequency Regulation Services. 1-5. Paper presented at 2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2018, Washington, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2018.8403375, https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2018.8403375

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Lin, Y, Cai, J & Braun, J 2018, 'Laboratory Demonstration of Variable-Speed Packaged Air-Conditioning Units for Provision of Frequency Regulation Services', Paper presented at 2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2018, Washington, United States, 19/02/18 - 22/02/18 pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2018.8403375, https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2018.8403375

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