Comparative Study Improving Residential Load Factor Using Power Shifting and Load Shifting

In line with the increasing need for electrical energy sources and the emergence of regulation on environmental regarding to pollution issues from generating system, this led to alternative power generation being used using renewable energy sources. Power shifting is made to the output power of the solar power plant, which is used to reduce peak power from the water pump. 2.Demand Side Management (DSM) Smart grid technology with the support of information technology, communication and energy system, has the ability to improve the quality of the power system. Things to consider in doing load shifting is a convenience factor that must be maintained, not to save energy costs obtained but the user is not comfortable. [...]it is necessary to optimize the mechanism based on cost savings and user convenience parameters. The HEMS application regulates the operation of water pumps and washing machines to ensure that these two devices never work together and when the washing machine starts to work, the level of water storage in full conditions so that during washing process a water storage will not run out water. 4.Result and Discussion The measurement result at residential loads as a whole shows, that the total daily consumption of 15,743 kWh with average of 651,84 watt electricity.