Degrees of Freedom in Sharing Control of Smart Grid Connected Devices
conference paper
Electricity networks require a balance between supply & demand of power in order to maintain stability and to provide a good power quality. The growth of renewable
energy sources makes obtaining balance more difficult, because of their intermittent power profiles. Financial incentives for producing ‘green electricity’ locally also increase
complexity due to the larger geographical distribution of electricity generation. Not surprisingly, more sophisticated (distributed) control mechanisms for balance in (smart)
electricity grids are being proposed. Some of these proposals attempt to solve the problem of balance by managing demand, and thus introduce the concept of sharing control of devices
connected to the grid. However, sharing control could introduce imbalances in ‘societal’ power between governments, companies and consumers. We propose that all parties
involved should consciously decide on what amount of control they want to share. We provide a framework for comparison of control sharing mechanisms.
energy sources makes obtaining balance more difficult, because of their intermittent power profiles. Financial incentives for producing ‘green electricity’ locally also increase
complexity due to the larger geographical distribution of electricity generation. Not surprisingly, more sophisticated (distributed) control mechanisms for balance in (smart)
electricity grids are being proposed. Some of these proposals attempt to solve the problem of balance by managing demand, and thus introduce the concept of sharing control of devices
connected to the grid. However, sharing control could introduce imbalances in ‘societal’ power between governments, companies and consumers. We propose that all parties
involved should consciously decide on what amount of control they want to share. We provide a framework for comparison of control sharing mechanisms.
TNO Identifier
461955
Source title
The Second International Conference on Smart Grids, Green Communications and IT Energy-aware Technologies, ENERGY 2012, March 25-30, 2012, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Pages
34-41
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