Scheduling of home energy management systems for price-based demand response and end-users discomfort reduction

The home energy management system (HEMS) can effectively participate in price-based demand response programs, significantly reducing electricity costs by optimizing the usage times of shift-able household appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, and others. However, this optimizati...

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Main Author: Kamyab Gholam-Reza
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Published: Faculty of Technical Sciences in Cacak 2025-01-01
Series:Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering
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description The home energy management system (HEMS) can effectively participate in price-based demand response programs, significantly reducing electricity costs by optimizing the usage times of shift-able household appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, and others. However, this optimization may compromise the comfort of the residents. In this paper, a discomfort index is proposed based on the time intervals between the start and end of the operation periods of these shift-able appliances relative to their residents' preferred usage times. The problem of optimal scheduling for these appliances is then modeled as an optimization problem aimed at minimizing the weighted sum of the daily household electricity bill and the discomfort index. A constraint is imposed to restrict the discomfort index to a maximum allowable level. This optimization problem is solved using a simulated annealing algorithm across various scenarios with different maximum allowable values for the discomfort index. The simulation results indicate that, among the optimal schedules across the scenarios, the most cost-effective demand response schedule can be identified based on the marginal reductions in the daily household electricity bill. This approach ensures substantial decreases in electricity expenses while avoiding unnecessary increases in the discomfort index.
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spelling doaj-art-a1c6750ebd674279ac78aa34c904c5932025-08-20T02:19:34ZengFaculty of Technical Sciences in CacakSerbian Journal of Electrical Engineering1451-48692217-71832025-01-01221173410.2298/SJEE2501017K1451-48692501017KScheduling of home energy management systems for price-based demand response and end-users discomfort reductionKamyab Gholam-Reza0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7057-928XDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Gonabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gonabad, IranThe home energy management system (HEMS) can effectively participate in price-based demand response programs, significantly reducing electricity costs by optimizing the usage times of shift-able household appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, and others. However, this optimization may compromise the comfort of the residents. In this paper, a discomfort index is proposed based on the time intervals between the start and end of the operation periods of these shift-able appliances relative to their residents' preferred usage times. The problem of optimal scheduling for these appliances is then modeled as an optimization problem aimed at minimizing the weighted sum of the daily household electricity bill and the discomfort index. A constraint is imposed to restrict the discomfort index to a maximum allowable level. This optimization problem is solved using a simulated annealing algorithm across various scenarios with different maximum allowable values for the discomfort index. The simulation results indicate that, among the optimal schedules across the scenarios, the most cost-effective demand response schedule can be identified based on the marginal reductions in the daily household electricity bill. This approach ensures substantial decreases in electricity expenses while avoiding unnecessary increases in the discomfort index.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-4869/2025/1451-48692501017K.pdfhome energy management systemdemand responsediscomfort indexsimulated annealing algorithm
spellingShingle Kamyab Gholam-Reza
Scheduling of home energy management systems for price-based demand response and end-users discomfort reduction
Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering
home energy management system
demand response
discomfort index
simulated annealing algorithm
title Scheduling of home energy management systems for price-based demand response and end-users discomfort reduction
title_full Scheduling of home energy management systems for price-based demand response and end-users discomfort reduction
title_fullStr Scheduling of home energy management systems for price-based demand response and end-users discomfort reduction
title_full_unstemmed Scheduling of home energy management systems for price-based demand response and end-users discomfort reduction
title_short Scheduling of home energy management systems for price-based demand response and end-users discomfort reduction
title_sort scheduling of home energy management systems for price based demand response and end users discomfort reduction
topic home energy management system
demand response
discomfort index
simulated annealing algorithm
url https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-4869/2025/1451-48692501017K.pdf
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