IsZEB Flexify

Smart Buildings for Smart Electric Grids

Description

IsZEB Flexify is a smart interactive system for the flexibility analysis of the smart buildings, using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, to calculate reference consumption of available energy resources and the potential reduction or/and increase of them.

Main characteristics

The IsZEB Flexify will be able to calculate the flexibility of the smart building, based on the distributed energy resources (DERs), which are available in the respective building, such as the controllable loads, the distributed energy and storage sources. Its aim is to facilitate the participation of buildings in Demand-Response (D/R) schemes through systems applying D/R signals sent by the provider or operator.:

An important factor that will be taken into account when calculating flexibility, will be the thermal comfort of the occupants of the smart building, thus aiming at a human-centred approach, while showing respect for their wishes and comfort.

IsZEB Flexify will contribute to the dynamic assessment of the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI). The calculation of the buildings’ SRI can be defined as a method of assessing the level of "intelligence" of a building, based on its ability to incorporate intelligent technologies and systems. Unlike conventional building SRI calculation, which is a static score calculated based on a set of predefined criteria, dynamic SRI assessment uses real-time data to continuously assess a building's smart readiness.