With the rapid development of sensing, communication, computing technologies, and
analytics techniques, today's manufacturing is marching towards a new generation of …

Demand response is playing an increasingly important role in the efficient and reliable
operation of the electric grid. Modeling the dynamic behavior of a large population of …

Thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs), such as refrigerators, air-conditioners and space
heaters, offer significant potential for short-term modulation of their aggregate power …

Home energy management system (HEMS) is essential for residential electricity consumers
to participate actively in demand response (DR) programs. Dynamic pricing schemes are not …

The penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) in power system is increasing around
the world. However, the severe intermittency and variability characteristics of RES make the …

In the context of global energy transformation, it is particularly important to tap the potential
of flexible load on the distribution network side to participate in grid operation. As an …

The off-grid electrification of remote communities, by utilizing renewable energy
technologies through the development of smart micro-grids, is necessary to realize the …

A novel two-level scheduling method was proposed in this paper, which helps an
aggregator optimally schedule its flexible thermostatically controlled loads with renewable …

Service restoration is one of the critical functions to enable the future self-healing distribution
system. To restore the distribution system in a timely and reliable manner, the realistic …

Large commercial HVAC systems are attractive targets for fast demand response (DR)
applications, eg, integrating time-intermittent renewable generation. By leveraging the …