With the increasing presence of intermittent renewable energy generation sources, variable
control over loads and energy storage devices on the grid become even more important to …

Recent advances in smart grid technology enable new approaches to address the problem
of load control for domestic water heating. Since water heaters store energy, they are well …

Legionella is a genus of pathogenic bacterial mesophiles that cause a range of diseases
collectively referred to as Legionellosis, with immuno-compromised individuals being …

With the rapid growth of thermostatically controlled loads, active power fluctuation and peak
demand growth within an autonomous micro-grid become serious problems. This paper tries …

Demand response (DR) programs offered by utility companies to residential consumers can
negatively affect user comfort because of altering a regular operation of domestic devices …

Demand Side Management (DSM) programs can offer residential electricity consumers
opportunities to cut their energy bills. However, if such programs significantly downgrade …

Demand Side Management (DSM) solutions for domestic Water Heaters (WHs) can assist
consumers benefit financially by optimizing their energy usage. However, users' …

This thesis presents the development of a load controller, which can be used to store self-
produced electricity as hot water in a regular electrical water tank. The electricity market …

Considering an energy crisis and serious environmental problems, demand respond (DR)
programs, including price-based DR and incentive-based DR, are designed to improve the …

Small scale photovoltaic household installations present two major obstacles that hinder
their potential to deliver considerable advantages to consumers. These are the intermittent …