Energy flexible buildings: An evaluation of definitions and quantification methodologies applied to thermal storage

G Reynders, RA Lopes, A Marszal-Pomianowska… - Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
As demand response and energy flexibility are often suggested as key principles to facilitate
high levels of renewable energy sources into energy markets, different studies evaluated the …

Energy flexibility of residential buildings: A systematic review of characterization and quantification methods and applications

H Li, Z Wang, T Hong, MA Piette - Advances in Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
With building electric demand becoming increasingly dynamic, and a growing percentage of
intermittent renewable power generation from solar photovoltaics and wind turbines, the …

Quantifying the operational flexibility of building energy systems with thermal energy storages

S Stinner, K Huchtemann, D Müller - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The increasing share of fluctuating renewable energy generation in the energy system
increases the need for flexibility options. Building energy systems (BES) with their …

Generic characterization method for energy flexibility: Applied to structural thermal storage in residential buildings

G Reynders, J Diriken, D Saelens - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of structural thermal storage is often suggested as a key technology to improve the
penetration of renewable energy sources and mitigate potential production and distribution …

A fundamental unified framework to quantify and characterise energy flexibility of residential buildings with multiple electrical and thermal energy systems

A Bampoulas, M Saffari, F Pallonetto, E Mangina… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To date, the energy flexibility assessment of multicomponent electrical and thermal systems
in residential buildings is hindered by the lack of adequate indicators due to the different …

Energy flexible buildings: A methodology for rating the flexibility performance of buildings with electric heating and cooling systems

A Arteconi, A Mugnini, F Polonara - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present energy scenario, buildings are playing more and more as energy prosumers.
They can use and produce energy and also actively manage their energy demand. The …

[HTML][HTML] Towards standardising market-independent indicators for quantifying energy flexibility in buildings

A Kathirgamanathan, T Péan, K Zhang, M De Rosa… - Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Buildings are increasingly being seen as a potential source of energy flexibility to the smart
grid as a form of demand side management. Indicators are required to quantify the energy …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing the energy flexibility of buildings and districts

RG Junker, AG Azar, RA Lopes, KB Lindberg… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The large penetration rate of renewable energy sources leads to challenges in planning and
controlling the energy production, transmission, and distribution in power systems. A …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying demand flexibility of power-to-heat and thermal energy storage in the control of building heating systems

C Finck, R Li, R Kramer, W Zeiler - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In the future due to continued integration of renewable energy sources, demand-side
flexibility would be required for managing power grids. Building energy systems will serve as …

Quantifying demand flexibility based on structural thermal storage and comfort management of non-residential buildings: A comparison between hot and cold climate …

LA Hurtado, JD Rhodes, PH Nguyen, IG Kamphuis… - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, demand flexibility has been highlighted as a promising distributed resource from
the customer side, especially from industrial customers like commercial buildings, capable of …