TY - GEN
T1 - Control analysis of VRF air-conditioners for the evaluation of demand response
AU - Matsumoto, Kuniyasu
AU - Saito, Kiyoshi
AU - Yamaguchi, Seiichi
AU - Ohno, Keisuke
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The number of renewable power plants has recently been increasing; hence, it is essential to maintain a balance between the supply and demand of electric power. We employ the technique of demand response (DR) through the manipulation of air conditioners. In summer, the electric demand for air conditioning consumes the majority of the available total electric power; therefore, regulating this demand compliments the requirements of peak-cut and load leveling. However, the manipulation of air conditioning impacts the user comfort and the stability of the machine. Moreover, the energy consumption of air-conditioners is uncertain owing to the operation conditions. Consequently, it is difficult to estimate the performance of the DR method. In this study, we focus on the variable refrigerant flow system, which is a popular air-conditioning system in Japan. We evaluate the performance of the demand response method using a simulation analysis and ensure that the amount of DR to regulate the air-conditioner is controlled quantitatively.
AB - The number of renewable power plants has recently been increasing; hence, it is essential to maintain a balance between the supply and demand of electric power. We employ the technique of demand response (DR) through the manipulation of air conditioners. In summer, the electric demand for air conditioning consumes the majority of the available total electric power; therefore, regulating this demand compliments the requirements of peak-cut and load leveling. However, the manipulation of air conditioning impacts the user comfort and the stability of the machine. Moreover, the energy consumption of air-conditioners is uncertain owing to the operation conditions. Consequently, it is difficult to estimate the performance of the DR method. In this study, we focus on the variable refrigerant flow system, which is a popular air-conditioning system in Japan. We evaluate the performance of the demand response method using a simulation analysis and ensure that the amount of DR to regulate the air-conditioner is controlled quantitatively.
KW - Control
KW - Cycle
KW - Demand Response
KW - Expansion Valve
KW - Variable Volume
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U2 - 10.18462/iir.icr.2019.0865
DO - 10.18462/iir.icr.2019.0865
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85082682006
T3 - Refrigeration Science and Technology
SP - 3957
EP - 3964
BT - ICR 2019 - 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration
A2 - Minea, Vasile
PB - International Institute of Refrigeration
T2 - 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, ICR 2019
Y2 - 24 August 2019 through 30 August 2019
ER -
