DFAT: A web-based toolkit for estimating demand flexibility in building-to-grid integration

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SoftwareX Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI:10.1016/j.softx.2025.102131

Michael Leong , Medha Mahanta , Clara Yin , Timothy Jairus Garcia , Zach Tan , Anand Krishnan Prakash , Doug Black , Rongxin Yin

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Abstract

Demand Flexibility Assessment Tool (DFAT) is an open source web-based tool that estimates the demand flexibility potential of common control strategies in commercial buildings. The toolkit features a demand flexibility estimation tool that contains two calculators, basic and advanced, based on the level of input of customer data. The basic version calculates demand shed metrics for the control strategy “global temperature adjustment” and “cycle on/off compressors” using customer building information, local weather data, and electrical meter data. The advanced version, which uses detailed HVAC equipment data, calculates demand flexibility metrics for control strategies such as static pressure reset, global temperature adjustment, and cycle on/off compressors. In addition to the demand flexibility estimation tool, this toolkit offers a benchmarking tool that helps facility operators, aggregators, and utility resource managers assess demand flexibility opportunities, quantify/verify performance, and compare their performance against that of their peers.

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DFAT：一个基于web的工具包，用于估算从建筑到电网集成的需求灵活性

需求灵活性评估工具（DFAT）是一个基于web的开源工具，用于评估商业建筑中常用控制策略的需求灵活性潜力。该工具包的特点是一个需求灵活性估计工具，它包含两个计算器，基本和高级，基于客户数据的输入水平。基本版本使用客户建筑信息、当地天气数据和电表数据计算控制策略“全球温度调节”和“循环开/关压缩机”的需求指标。高级版本使用详细的暖通空调设备数据，计算控制策略的需求灵活性指标，如静压复位、全局温度调节和压缩机循环开关。除了需求灵活性评估工具之外，该工具包还提供了一个基准测试工具，帮助设施运营商、聚合商和公用事业资源管理人员评估需求灵活性机会、量化/验证性能，并将其性能与同行进行比较。

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SoftwareX COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

2.90%

发文量

184

审稿时长

9 weeks

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