Zavvar Sabegh, Mohammad Reza and Bingham, Chris (2019) Model Predictive Control with Binary Quadratic Programming for the Scheduled Operation of Domestic Refrigerators. Energies, 12 (24). p. 4649. ISSN 1996-1073
Full content URL: http://doi.org/10.3390/en12244649
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Item Type: | Article |
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Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
The rapid proliferation of the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) now affords the opportunity to schedule the operation of widely distributed domestic refrigerator and freezers to collectively improve energy efficiency and reduce peak power consumption on the electrical grid. To accomplish this, the paper proposes the real-time estimation of the thermal mass of each refrigerator in a network using on-line parameter identification, and the co-ordinated (ON-OFF) scheduling of the refrigerator compressors to maintain their respective temperatures within specified hysteresis bands commensurate with accommodating food safety standards. A custom model predictive control (MPC) scheme is devised using binary quadratic programming to realize the scheduling methodology which is implemented through IoT hardware (based on a NodeMCU). Benefits afforded by the proposed scheme are investigated through experimental trials which show that the co-ordinated operation of domestic refrigerators can i) reduce the peak power consumption as seen from the perspective of the electrical power grid (i.e., peak load levelling), ii) can adaptively control the temperature hysteresis band of individual refrigerators to increase operational efficiency, and iii) contribute to a widely distributed aggregated load shed for demand side response purposes in order to aid grid stability. Importantly, the number of compressor starts per hour for each refrigerator is also bounded as an inherent design feature of the algorithm so as not to operationally overstress the compressors and reduce their lifetime. Experimental trials show that such co-ordinated operation of refrigerators can reduce energy consumption by ~30% whilst also providing peak load levelling, thereby affording benefits to both individual consumers as well as electrical network suppliers.
Keywords: | model predictive control, internet of things, domestic refrigerator, demand side response |
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Subjects: | H Engineering > H600 Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
Divisions: | College of Science > School of Engineering |
ID Code: | 39287 |
Deposited On: | 23 Dec 2019 14:55 |
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