An approach for demand side management of non-flexible load in academic buildings

Abstract

We propose an optimization mechanism for non-flexible load demand management in smart grid for academic buildings using a fuzzy controller and integer linear programming (ILP) technique. The proposed mechanism is able to make decisions on human like thinking to control the operation of non-flexible appliances on the basis of convenience level affected by individual appliances. Simulation results based on academic area scenarios have been presented to validate effectiveness of the proposed mechanism.