Load Shifting and Peak Clipping for Reducing Energy Consumption in an Indian University Campus

Rajavelu Dharani, Madasamy Balasubramonian, Thanikanti Sudhakar Babu and Benedetto Nastasi
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Rajavelu Dharani: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, India
Madasamy Balasubramonian: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, India
Thanikanti Sudhakar Babu: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga National (UNITEN), Kajang, Malaysia
Benedetto Nastasi: Department of Planning, Design, and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Flaminia 72, 00196 Rome, Italy

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: This paper analyzes the intelligent use of time-varying electrical load via developing efficient energy utilization patterns using demand-side management (DSM) strategies. This approach helps distribution utilities decrease maximum demand and electrical energy billing costs. A case study of DSM implementation of electric energy utility for an educational building Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology (ACGCET) campus was simulated. The new optimum energy load model was established for peak and off-peak periods from the system’s existing load profile using peak clipping and load shifting DSM techniques. The result reflects a significant reduction in maximum demand from 189 kW to 170 kW and a reduction in annual electricity billing cost from $11,340 to $10,200 (approximately 10%) in the upgraded system. This work highlights the importance of time of day (TOD) tariff structure consumers that aid reduction in their distribution system’s maximum demand and demand charges.

Keywords: building energy flexibility; HOMER software; peak clipping; load shifting; energy saving (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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