Assessment of the Electric Demand Management Potential of Educational Buildings’ Mechanical Ventilation Systems

Kalevi Härkönen (), Lea Hannola, Jukka Lassila and Mika Luoranen
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Kalevi Härkönen: Urban Environment Division, City of Helsinki, Työpajankatu 8, 00580 Helsinki, Finland
Lea Hannola: School of Business and Management, LUT University, Yliopistonkatu 34, 53850 Lappeenranta, Finland
Jukka Lassila: School of Business and Management, LUT University, Yliopistonkatu 34, 53850 Lappeenranta, Finland
Mika Luoranen: School of Business and Management, LUT University, Yliopistonkatu 34, 53850 Lappeenranta, Finland

Energies, 2022, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Demand management is expected to reduce emissions from energy systems and support the utilization of renewable energy sources. In this paper, the focus is on the viability of educational buildings’ mechanical ventilation systems’ participation in electric demand management. The results suggest that when load shedding lasts for a short duration, the ventilation machine load seems more promising than expected for electric demand management, as even 60% of its electric power could be granted to such markets. Prolonging the load-shedding duration increases the risk of the indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentration exceeding the limit for good indoor air quality. This paper contributes to the academic community by providing information for the assessment of the demand management potential of buildings and eventually their significance in decarbonizing the electric energy system and filling research gaps concerning the impact of implementing demand management that involves a reduction in ventilation rate.

Keywords: building automation system; demand management; indoor air quality (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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