Smart Domestic Appliances Provide Flexibility for Sustainable Energy Systems

In partnership with the Smart-A project.

Smart Domestic Appliances in Sustainable Energy Systems (Smart-A)” develops strategies for an intelligent operation of domestic appliances, which contributes to load management in future energy systems. Therefore, the project assesses the options for load shifting by a variety of appliances across Europe and evaluates them against the Demand Side Management requirements of future energy systems, which will feature large shares of variable wind and solar power production.

The Smart-A project also features a detailed survey of the acceptance of smart appliances operation by users, which is a prerequisite for integrating domestic appliances into Demand Response schemes of electric utilities. The research also addresses the usability of available control technologies and communication standards. The overall potential of smart appliances is assessed based on a model which takes into account the variations of appliance use and the framework conditions in energy systems across Europe.

Webinar participants will receive a presentation on the results obtained in the project, including a concept for business cases for smart domestic appliances and a proposal for the development of smart appliances and their integration into the energy system.