Demand Flexibility of Residential Buildings: Definitions, Flexible Loads, and Quantification Methods

• Published in: Engineering (Beijing, China) Vol. 16; no. 9; pp. 123 - 140
• Main Authors: Luo, Zhengyi, Peng, Jinqing, Cao, Jingyu, Yin, Rongxin, Zou, Bin, Tan, Yutong, Yan, Jinyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2022; College of Civil Engineering,Hunan University,Changsha 410006,China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency of the Ministry of Education,Changsha 410006,China%School of Business,Society&Engineering,M?lardalen University,Vasteras 999027,Sweden
• Subjects: Air conditioning; Demand flexibility; Evaluation indicators; Flexible loads; Housing; Load methods; Modeling techniques; Modelling techniques; Operations flexibility; Quantification indicator; Quantification indicators; Quantification methods; Recent researches; Residential building; Water heaters; Modeling techniques; Demand flexibility; Residential building; Quantification indicators; Flexible loads

This paper reviews recent research on the demand flexibility of residential buildings in regard to definitions, flexible loads, and quantification methods. A systematic distinction of the terminology is made, including the demand flexibility, operation flexibility, and energy flexibility of building...