Household-differentiated demand modelling for communities

Flett, Graeme and Kelly, Nicolas; (2015) Household-differentiated demand modelling for communities. In: 14th International Conference of IBPSA - Building Simulation 2015, BS 2015, Conference Proceedings. International Building Performance Simulation Association, IND, pp. 1821-1828.

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Abstract

Micro-generation schemes are increasingly being proposed for and incorporated in new-build housing developments. Community composition dependant demand prediction for such schemes is poorly understood and modelled. Using a previously developed higher-order Markovchain occupancy model, differentiated for different household types, an occupancy-driven electricity demand model has been developed from high resolution appliance-level data to realistically distribute demand cycles for individual households. The model incorporates a novel event-based method for linking the time-of-day probability of appliance cycles relative to occupancy, which allows accurate replication of expected demand patterns and improves computational efficiency compared to existing models. Additional socio-economic and behavioural factors are also included to better capture demand diversity.

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Flett, Graeme ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8255-5223 and Kelly, Nicolas ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-5942;
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