Energy crisis and the global impetus to “go green” have encouraged the integration of
renewable energy resources, plug‐in electric vehicles, and energy storage systems to the …

The increasing demand for electricity and the emergence of smart grids have presented new
opportunities for a home energy management system (HEMS) that can reduce energy …

Integration of distributed generations that fluctuate widely (such as Photovoltaic panels,
Wind power, Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage Systems), poses a chance to the stability …

Electrical power consumption data and load profiles of major household appliances are
crucial elements for demand response studies. This paper discusses load profiles of …

The ever increasing demand for electricity and the rapid increase in the number of automatic
electrical appliances have posed a critical energy management challenge for both utilities …

Of the total electricity-generating capacity in the United States, 20% is dedicated to meet
peak loads. Strategies to mitigate volatility in energy consumption have the potential to …

Developing an optimal supervisory control policy for building energy management is a
complex problem because the system exhibits non-stationary behaviors, and the target …

In this paper combined demand side management strategy for residential consumers is
studied for five households in South Africa. This study is twofold; the first part proposes an …

Nowadays, the most notable uncertainty for an electricity utility lies in the electrical demand
of end-users. Demand response (DR) has acquired considerable attention due to uncertain …

Residential air-conditioner loads are known to be a key driver of summer demand peaks for
some electricity industries. Such demand peaks occur infrequently but have potentially …