An innovative residential demand side management method to the Libyan electricity network

The idea of smart grids requires an intensive data transfer for either load management or monitoring the grid conditions; from this perspective, developing advanced information and communication technologies (ICT) will bring an excellent opportunity to encourage residential demand to function as responded loads. Demand Side Response (DSR) has several advantages, and this research will emphasise the ability of DSR to match the available energy resources with the essential demand without adding extra generation volume. Some developing countries can go to DSR to overcome the power shortage. However, increasing the idea of DSR to spread over the residential sector can escalate a wide range of challenges like the load monitoring tools and data transfer, the community's acceptance, the construction of the framework and the ways of delivering rewards to participants in such programs. This study outlines the Libyan power sector's actual situation and suggests the residential DSR systems to solve the power shortage in Libya. This wide study range of literature on DSR programs was investigated, besides reviewing the newest ICT solutions that support residential DSR applications.

Furthermore, highlighting and analysing the mobile phone monitoring tool at homes and 30/11 kV substations was done to suggest an advanced framework to residential DSR relevant to the smart grid concept. Also, smart plugs API were used to build an embedded DSR for the community level. Most literature reviews examine DSR with fluctuated loads where the load can be rescheduled. However, this study achieved load reduction whatever the time specification. This can help in keeping power in serves and avoid long electricity shed.