Smart grids are electricity networks that deliver electricity in a controlled way, offering
multiple benefits such as growth and effective management of renewable energy sources …

The rapid development of remote telemetry, control and communication technologies in
smart grids enables the demand side to provide energy flexibility for power grid economy …

This paper reviews recent research on the demand flexibility of residential buildings in
regard to definitions, flexible loads, and quantification methods. A systematic distinction of …

Automated demand response can be a valuable resource for ancillary services in the power
grid. This paper illustrates this value with the first experimental demonstration of frequency …

Renewable electricity generations have been growing rapidly in recent years worldwide as
a result of efforts to address the global energy issue. However, it has also imposed …

This paper presents a dynamic model of a variable speed heat pump (VSHP) in a
commercial building that responds to direct load control (DLC) signals, updated every 4 s …

Transactive energy is a novel approach for energy management and trading, which can be
used in microgrids to facilitate the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in …

This paper describes an analysis of a variable speed heat pump (VSHP), which responds to
direct load control (DLC) signals to provide grid frequency regulation (GFR) ancillary …

Peak load management strategies are useful to commercial building operators for saving on
energy costs and also to electricity grid operators for helping to balance power supply and …

The modern power grid faces multiple challenges due to an increase in the adoption of
renewable generation, such as dynamically balancing supply and demand at different time …