A systematic review of building electricity use profile models

X Kang, J An, D Yan - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
The building sector contributes significantly to overall energy consumption and carbon
emissions. Improving renewable energy utilization in buildings is of considerable …

[HTML][HTML] AC vs. DC distribution efficiency: Are we on the right path?

HE Gelani, F Dastgeer, M Nasir, S Khan, JM Guerrero - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The concept of DC power distribution has gained interest within the research community in
the past years, especially due to the rapid prevalence of solar PVs as a tool for distributed …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the grid impact of Electric Vehicles, Heat Pumps & PV generation in Dutch LV distribution grids

N Damianakis, GRC Mouli, P Bauer, Y Yu - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Low Carbon Technologies (LCTs), such as Photovoltaics (PVs), Electric Vehicles
(EVs), and Heat Pumps (HPs), are expected to cause a huge electric load in future …

Pathways for decarbonizing China's building sector under global warming thresholds

BJ Tang, YY Guo, B Yu, LDD Harvey - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To achieve the long-term climate targets of limiting global warming to well below 2℃ and
1.5℃ relative to pre-industry levels, China's building sector must be deeply decarbonized …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal sizing of battery-less domestic rooftop PV systems in South Africa using a probabilistic electricity synthesiser

MJ Ritchie, J Avenant, JAA Engelbrecht, AJ Rix… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar Photovoltaic, or PV, systems are the topic of conversation that has transpired globally
due to their benefits of decelerating the rapid depletion of fossil fuels, providing a …

Sizing domestic batteries for load smoothing and peak shaving based on real-world demand data

J Mair, K Suomalainen, DM Eyers, MW Jack - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Distributed battery energy storage provides a potential system-wide solution to issues of
increasing variability in electricity supply and demand. In this research, we take a demand …

From residential electric load profiles to flexibility profiles–A stochastic bottom-up approach

D Fischer, A Surmann, W Biener, O Selinger-Lutz - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a stochastic bottom-up model for flexibility in the residential electric load
profile. The model accounts for user-behaviour and all relevant technologies, characterising …

The role and benefits of residential rooftop photovoltaic prosumers in Brazil

AF Antoniolli, HF Naspolini, JF de Abreu, R Rüther - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
With the declining costs of photovoltaics (PV), a recent and widespread uptake of residential
rooftop PV is underway in Brazil and many other sunbelt countries. Electricity consumers …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting residential water and electricity usage profiles with a temporal histogram model

MJ Ritchie, JAA Engelbrecht, MJ Booysen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The temporal histogram model and synthesiser that is presented in this paper statistically
models the unique usage behaviour of electricity or hot water usage for individual residential …

Electrification pathways of the Italian residential sector under socio-demographic constrains: Looking towards 2040

G Besagni, LP Vilà, M Borgarello, A Trabucchi, M Merlo… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
What are the required costs to sustain the electrification of the residential sector? What are
the achievable primary energy savings? This paper tries to answer these questions, for the …