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ENERGY OF THE FUTUREscenarios for Smart Grid applications

INDEX

- 1.Today- 2.Challenge- 3.Tomorrow- 4.Consumers- 5.Boundaries- 6.Assignment- 7.Methodology- 8. User Research- 9. Tools- 10.Outcome

1. TODAYsituation and problems

time

GW

CONSUMPTION

time

GW

PRODUCTION FOLLOW

CONSUMPTION PRODUCTIONDISTRIBUTION

- need driven- increase- not predictable- no awareness

- one way communication

- increasing maintenance cost- high impact- expensive infrastructure for reliability- limited application of RES

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2. CHALLENGESwhy we have to act

POLLUTION FOSSIL RES.

R.E.S.PRICES

- global warming- laws- public opinion- cost & impact

- ending- expensive- polluting

- rising for fossil res- decresing for green tech

- complete implementation- intermittent- different reliability


3. TOMORROWSMART GRID as solution

CONSUMPTION

GW

time

PRODUCTION

MATCH

CONSUMPTION PRODUCTIONDISTRIBUTION

- smart- planning- control- activation

- ICT integration- nodes interconnection

- RES- intermittant- variable prices- less impact


4. CONSUMERSSMART GRID as solution


CONSUMPTION

GW

time

PRODUCTION

MATCH

- create communication between consumers and producers through smart distribution- communication can realize this match with

- consumer can communicate energy needed- producers can communicate energy available- combination of strategies

5. BOUNDARIESlimits and key-factors for the project

- just pilots Smart Grid in the Netherlands- focus on home environment- focus on home appliances- economic and technological future boundaries about Smart Grid already available- producer-consumer communication needs new user’s behavior (planning, active reaction, target setting, etc)


6. ASSIGNMENTwhat has to be achieved

DEFINE STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR “OUTofGRID” CONSUMERS IN ORDER

TO STIMULATE NEW BEHAVIORFOR HOME ENERGY CONSUMPTION

IN RELATION TO ENERGY AFFORDABILITY,CONSIDERING REAL FUTURE SCENARIOS

OF SMART GRID APPLICATION


7. METHODOLOGYhow accomplishing the assignment

1. ANALYSIS

LITERATURE

SUPPORT

FINANCIALTECHNOLOGICALSCENARIOS

2. USER RESEARCH

DIRECT OBSERVWHAT USERS REALLY DO

INTERVIEWS

WHY THEY DO WHAT THEY DO

REAL USER’SLIMITSMOTIVATIONS

IMPLEMENT FUTURE FINANCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SCENARIOSWITH USER’S FACTORS: MAKE THEM ALIVE AND EXPERIENCABLE

3. CREATE FINAL SCENARIOS

4. TEST FINAL SCENARIOS WITH USERS

EXPLAIN

EXPERIENCE

FEEDBACK

UNDERSTAND

INTERPRET & LIVE

ALTERNATIVESSOLUTIONSPOSSIBILITIES

5. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

TECHNO/FINANCIAL/USER LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES FOR FUTURE ENERGY MANAGEMENTEXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOR

6. CONCEPTS

DESIGN OF SOLUTIONSOF PRODUCT/SERVICETHAT FIT THE FINAL SCENARIOS

7. FINAL TEST AND EVALUATION

FINAL USER TEST TO EVALUATE THEEFFECTIVENESS OF THE DESIGN SOLUTIONSPROPOSED


8. USER RESEARCHobservation/interview/scenario testing


WHY DISCOVER REAL USER’S SITUATION

ACTIONS

DECISIONS

OPTIONS

ACTUAL E.M.OVERVIEW

CLEAR CLEAN

OF ACTIONS/DECISIONS THATUSERS WON’T REMEMBERTHEY DID NOT THINK ABOUTTHEY CANNOT EXPLAIN

LIMITS- n. of participants- target group- time of observ

VERBALISATION TO INTEGRATEREASONS AND MOTIVATIONS

COMPLETE PICTUREOF USER’S ACTIONSLIMITS & TARGETS

REAL LIFESCENARIOS

integration infeasible scenarios

empathydiscussionco-creationwith participants

REAL & JUSTIFIEDLIMITS/FEEDBACK/PROPOSALS

ON SCENARIOS

DIRECTIONS&VISIONSTO CREATE DESIGN SOLUTION

FOR THE SCENARIOS

8. USER RESEARCHmethodology & organization


PARTICIPANTS

FOCUS

- USERS WITHOUT S.G- TARGET ACCORDING TO ROBERTS (1996)*

ENVIRONMENT

- HOME- ELECTRIC APPLIANCES

- WHAT THEY DO- WHY THEY DO

- ONLINE SURVEY TO EXPLAIN PROJECT- INITIAL QUESTIONS ON ACTIVITIES- FIRST OVERVIEW ON E.M- DO YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE?

TIME: 1 WEEKTOOL:DAILY DIARYWATTSON DETECTOR

NOTE DOWNAPPLIANCESACTIVITIES

DETECTREAL CONSUME

SPECIFIC LISTWHAT HAS BEEN DONEWHAT HAS HAPPENED

VERBALISATION ONOUTCOME TO DEFINEREASONS&MOTIVATIONS

BOUNDARIES AND REALSITUATIONS TO MAKETANGIBLE FUTURE SCENARIOS

GO TO

SCENARIOS

9. TOOLSintruments for user reseach


1. RECRUITMENT

2.INTRODUCTIONONLINESURVEY- explain project

- get user’s data

- initial questions on E,M.

participants3.OBSERVATION

DIARY- note down activities

- list of appliances

TAG SYSTEM- TAG used appliances

- using post-it

WATTSON- real data

- overview on cons.

what users

have done

4.INTERVIEW

one to one

explanation of activityINFOGRAPHICS- visualization of info

- help discussion

DISCUSSION- discuss each data

routine, contigency

REAL USER EXPERIENCE

FOR SCENARIOS

5.SCENARIOSREAL USER SCENARIO

- real user experience

- experience scenarios

+alternatives, co-creation

DIRECTIONSVISIONSfor design solution

in the real-user scenarios

FLYERS CONTACT- ENVIU

large spread of

invitationsPARTICIPANTS- “out-of-grid”

- target on

10. OUTCOMEfurther steps


BOUNDARIES AND REALSITUATIONS TO MAKETANGIBLE FUTURE SCENARIOS

RESULTS OF OBSERVATION

FEASIBLE SCENARIOS

ANALYSIS

TESTING SCENARIOS

- SINGLE SESSION OF SCENARIO PRESENTATION- EXPERIENCE SCENARIOS (live them)- DISCUSS SCENARIOS (what would you do)- MODIFICATIONS/ALTERNATIVES (what if...)- PARTICIPANTS DRIVEN BY RESEARCHER (me)

- COMPLETE SCENARIOS (feasibility + users + evaluation)- DESIGN REQUIREMENTS- DEFINED PROJECT VISION

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