Hardware-in-the-loop testbed for evaluating heat pump energy flexibility control strategies: Design, evaluation, and experiment

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21220%2F25%3A00381576" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21220/25:00381576 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/68407700:21720/25:00381576

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125595" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125595</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125595" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125595</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Hardware-in-the-loop testbed for evaluating heat pump energy flexibility control strategies: Design, evaluation, and experiment

Original language description

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the newly developed hardware-in-the-loop testbed and its applications in testing heat pump energy flexibility and smart grid control. The study begins by reviewing state-of-the-art hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and highlighting the distinctive features of the newly developed testbed. An analytical framework for evaluating heat pump energy flexibility and smart grid control is proposed, detailing dynamic testing procedures. The design of the testbed, which includes both hardware and software components, is thoroughly described. Subsequent sections evaluate the testbed’s quality and provide an overview of a demo experiment that assesses heat pump control strategies under dynamic price signals. The results indicate a high level of fidelity in the thermal system testbed emulation, with tracking errors as low as 1.55% observed in the Heat Dock and Hot Dock emulators, affirming its reliability for dynamic testing and validation of control algorithms under realistic conditions. The demo experiment showcases the effectiveness of the testbed in assessing heat pump control strategies, revealing a 7.5% reduction in operating costs achieved by an advanced control algorithm compared to the reference mode. Overall, the newly developed hardware-in-the-loop testbed emerges as a valuable tool for validating advanced control strategies in smart grid-ready heat pump systems.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20704 - Energy and fuels

Project

<a href="/en/project/TK04020326" target="_blank" >TK04020326: Advanced control of heat pump according to quality of energy mix</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Applied Thermal Engineering

ISSN

1359-4311

e-ISSN

1873-5606

Volume of the periodical

265

Issue of the periodical within the volume

April

Country of publishing house

AT - AUSTRIA

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001407250300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85215563114