Study on Load-Participated Demand Response Model Based on Load Aggregator

Abstract

In the reform of the electricity market, along with the gradual opening of the electricity sales side as well as the increase in the proportion of residential electricity consumption, the user load of the demand side has become an essential resource for demand response (DR). To efficiently utilize the residential load resources, new market participants, such as load aggregator (LA) have emerged. First, the basic concept of load aggregator is introduced in this paper, the origin and definition of LA is studied, and the classification of aggregated resources and the current situation of LA operation in some countries are presented. Then the article analyzes the market operation mode of LA and the uncertainty of LA in operation in detail, including the LA service on the user side, transaction mode and hierarchical structure associated with the operation, the uncertainty classification analysis, and associated strategies to address the problem. The LA load integration method and the scheduling control strategy are discussed. Finally, suggestions and ideas on the future research direction are proposed.