Design, implementation and validation of a methodology for the aggregation of demand flexibility in the industrial segment based on Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR): Application to a group of medium-sized industries located in Spain with an aggregated consumption of 120 GWh/year

Abstract

[ES] El objetivo de este Trabajo Fin de Máster es el desarrollo de una metodología que permita la agregación de cargas individuales para ofrecer su flexibilidad conjunta a un tercero interesado. La arquitectura del sistema propuesto se basará en la tecnología denominada Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR), desarrollada por primera vez por el Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) en California, y aplicada con éxito a la gestión de la respuesta a la demanda en diferentes tipos de instalaciones (especialmente residenciales y comerciales). Además, se realizará un análisis comparativo con protocolos o sistemas alternativos para agregadores con el fin de justificar la conveniencia de OpenADR para la aplicación propuesta. La metodología se aplicará a un caso real para su validación, consistente en un conjunto de industrias de tamaño medio pertenecientes al sector de la producción alimentaria. Están ubicadas en diferentes partes de España y serán agregadas con el fin de ofrecer su flexibilidad al Operador del Sistema de Transporte (TSO) para servicios de balance y reserva. Este caso real será evaluado desde el punto de vista técnico, económico y medioambiental, valorando el impacto de la aplicación de esta metodología para los consumidores como para el Operador del Sistema.

[EN] The aim of this Final Thesis of Master is the development of a methodology to allow the aggregation of individual loads in order to offer their joint flexibility to a third stakeholder party. The architecture of the proposed system will be based on the technology called Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR), first developed by the Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in California, and successfully applied to demand response management in different types of facilities (especially residential and commercial). Furthermore, a comparative analysis with alternative protocols or systems for aggregators will be performed in order to justify the convenience of OpenADR for the proposed application. The methodology will be applied to a real case for validation purposes, consisting of a set of medium-sized industries which belong to the food production sector. They are located in different parts of Spain and will be aggregated in order to offer their flexibility to the Transmission System Operator (TSO) for balancing and reserve services. This real case will be evaluated from the technical, economic and environmental point of view, assessing the impact of the application of this methodology on both sides (consumers and TSO).