Sponsor
Funding for this work was provided by Portland General Electric
Published In
IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2022
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
2022
Subjects
Electric power systems, Water Heaters -- Testing
Abstract
Utilities and customers are now operating more closely than ever. The prevailing numbers of grid-interactive Distributed Energy Resources are being integrated to provide grid reliability and stability. Different methods of control have been implemented to utilize these Distributed Energy Resources, such as Service-Oriented Load Control and Direct Load Control. This paper investigates the issues associated with the latter. A Direct Load Control method is applied to two Distributed Energy Resources, Electric Water Heater and Heat Pump Water Heater. A load shifting scenario is created where each water heater turns off during water draw events that coincide with peak demand periods. The results of the tests indicated a significant decrease in the temperature of the water in the tank. This implies that using Direct Load Control to control water heaters adversely impacts customer comfort which might lead to unenrollment from Demand Response programs.
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©2022 IEEE
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37538
Citation Details
Adham, Midrar; Obi, Manasseh; and Bass, Robert B., "A Field Test of Direct Load Control of Water Heaters and its Implications for Consumers" (2022). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations. 680.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37538
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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2022. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2022.