A Community-scale Energy Management System for Demand Response Participation of Households with DERs and EVs

Demand response is proactive measures reducing energy production and consumption, improving the reliability of power systems, and saving the operational costs of power grids. For a residential sector, although customers voluntarily tend to participate in the demand response programs, they face principal barriers before their participation. This paper deals with these barriers and suggests a community-scale energy management system applied to community-connected households, distributed energy resources, and electric vehicles. It aims to provide optimal scheduling of energy resources and systems in the community. A case study with 4 scenarios is conducted to investigate the effectiveness of residential demand response with the help of a community energy management system.