Potential of domestically provided ancillary services to the electrical grid

In this paper we explore some methods to offer ancillary services by domestic demand response on a low voltage grid. These grids are becoming more and more inundated with decentralized renewable energy production, often leading to congestion issues. We show how domestically provided ancillary services can mitigate these problems. While demand response is already becoming established on large-scale installations, integration on a residential level poses some challenges toward cost and ease of integration. We present a solution that is both economic and non-intrusive and apply it on domestic electric water heaters. A project are where these solutions will be tested and verified is presented.