ALL-ELECTRIC EXPERIMENTAL TWIN HOUSES: THE ULTIMATE DEMAND MANAGEMENT TESTING TOOL

摘要

The objective of this paper is to present Hydro-Quebec'srnnew test bench: a pair of identical all-electric cottagesrnbuilt at its research laboratory's site (LTE) and how itrncould be the ultimate demand management testing tool !rnIn regions, like Quebec, where electricity is the mainrnsource of energy for space and water heating, every singlernuse of energy inside a house has an impact on the spacernheating load (internal heat gain) and thus, the most efficientrnway, for the utility, to estimate the effect of a demandrnmanagement strategy is to take the whole-housernapproach. In addition, the global approach allows seeingrnthe side effects generated by some equipment that wouldrnotherwise be missed; e.g. how the utilisation of thernkitchen hood increases the space heating load in the garage.rnThe twin houses have been used to study the energy consumptionrnand demand impacts of thermostat setbacks,rnclothes dryer, kitchen hood and mechanical ventilation; anrnoverview of these tests will be presented here.