Interoperability Testing of a Smart Home Automation System under Explicit Demand Response Schemes

Nikoleta Andreadou, Evangelos Kotsakis () and Marcelo Masera
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Nikoleta Andreadou: Seidor Italy, External Consultant for Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Evangelos Kotsakis: Energy Security, Distribution and Markets Unit, Energy, Transport and Climate Directorate, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Marcelo Masera: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 1755 Petten, The Netherlands

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 21, 1-24

Abstract: Interoperability becomes a key issue for smart grid systems, as the interaction between diverse components needs to lead to a normal system operation. In this paper, we test interoperability issues with respect to home automation. In particular, interaction of a home energy management system (HEMS) is examined with an external actor for home/building remote control. We show the importance and the feasibility of remotely controlling domestic loads from outside the house premises, which can be crucial for energy saving operations, such as demand response. The Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM) is used, where the different actors are depicted. The interoperability testing methodology for smart grids, developed by our unit, is followed in order to design the necessary tests and execute them. For the experimental part, we develop an HEMS in our lab along with a Home Automation End Device (HAED), used to transform two normal plugs, and consequently, normal loads into smart ones, thus creating a system for home automation and control. The described configuration is only one possible configuration out of the available ones existing in the market for home automation. LabVIEW programming is used in order to realize the actual explicit demand response program through remote load control and scheduling. The results show that explicit demand response can be achieved by an external actor with success and interoperability is preserved.

Keywords: smart home; home energy management system (HEMS); home automation; load control; load scheduling; interoperability; external actor; explicit demand response (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: 2022
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