The Load Management Concept Applied on the Residential Sector

Abstract

The integration of energy from renewable sources has become a topic of interest. The most used sources with a high energy potential are photovoltaic sources. Thus, in order to use the photovoltaic energy with a higher efficiency, the methods of traditional load management are involved in residential sector in order to ensure an optimal balance between demanded load and generated power. Considering these issues, the paper presents a SIoTEM system developed to manage the thermal appliances of a residential customer in order to minimize the amount of energy exchanged with the electrical grid.