Smart Buildings as Smart Loads: A Real-World Methodology for Demand Management in the Smart Grid
Nasrallah, M., Abdelaleem, A., Amer, T., Abdelmoniem, A., Nagy, O., M. Abdo, O., okasha, A., Nagar, M., Abied, A., El Sayed taha, H., Abdelzaher Kamel, Y., Mohamed Mahmoud, I., Shams Eldien Mahmoud, S., hassam gad almowla, H., Mabrouk Ibraheem, I., Abdullhameed Khalifa, M., Khalaf Zakhary Moharb, M., Mahmoud Ali, F. (2025). Smart Buildings as Smart Loads: A Real-World Methodology for Demand Management in the Smart Grid. EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), 66-75. doi: 10.21608/svusrc.2025.389578.1288
Mahmoud Nasrallah; Ahmed Abdelaleem; Tarek Amer; Ahmed Abdelmoniem; Omar Nagy; Omar M. Abdo; Ali okasha; Mohamed Nagar; Abdallh Abied; Hussein El Sayed taha; Youssef Abdelzaher Kamel; Ibrahim Mohamed Mahmoud; Soad Shams Eldien Mahmoud; Hossam hassam gad almowla; Ibraheem Mabrouk Ibraheem; Muhammad Abdullhameed Khalifa; Michael Khalaf Zakhary Moharb; Fatma Mahmoud Ali. "Smart Buildings as Smart Loads: A Real-World Methodology for Demand Management in the Smart Grid". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 2, 2025, 66-75. doi: 10.21608/svusrc.2025.389578.1288
Nasrallah, M., Abdelaleem, A., Amer, T., Abdelmoniem, A., Nagy, O., M. Abdo, O., okasha, A., Nagar, M., Abied, A., El Sayed taha, H., Abdelzaher Kamel, Y., Mohamed Mahmoud, I., Shams Eldien Mahmoud, S., hassam gad almowla, H., Mabrouk Ibraheem, I., Abdullhameed Khalifa, M., Khalaf Zakhary Moharb, M., Mahmoud Ali, F. (2025). 'Smart Buildings as Smart Loads: A Real-World Methodology for Demand Management in the Smart Grid', EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), pp. 66-75. doi: 10.21608/svusrc.2025.389578.1288
Nasrallah, M., Abdelaleem, A., Amer, T., Abdelmoniem, A., Nagy, O., M. Abdo, O., okasha, A., Nagar, M., Abied, A., El Sayed taha, H., Abdelzaher Kamel, Y., Mohamed Mahmoud, I., Shams Eldien Mahmoud, S., hassam gad almowla, H., Mabrouk Ibraheem, I., Abdullhameed Khalifa, M., Khalaf Zakhary Moharb, M., Mahmoud Ali, F. Smart Buildings as Smart Loads: A Real-World Methodology for Demand Management in the Smart Grid. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 6(2): 66-75. doi: 10.21608/svusrc.2025.389578.1288

Smart Buildings as Smart Loads: A Real-World Methodology for Demand Management in the Smart Grid

SVU-International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Applications
Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2025, Pages 66-75    PDF (722.58 K)
Document Type: Original research articles
DOI: 10.21608/svusrc.2025.389578.1288
Authors
Mahmoud Nasrallah* ; Ahmed Abdelaleem; Tarek Amer; Ahmed Abdelmoniem; Omar Nagy; Omar M. Abdo; Ali okasha; Mohamed Nagar; Abdallh Abied; Hussein El Sayed taha; Youssef Abdelzaher Kamel; Ibrahim Mohamed Mahmoud; Soad Shams Eldien Mahmoud; Hossam hassam gad almowla; Ibraheem Mabrouk Ibraheem; Muhammad Abdullhameed Khalifa; Michael Khalaf Zakhary Moharb; Fatma Mahmoud Ali
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of South Valley, Qena, Egypt
Abstract
In recent times, energy demand on the grid has significantly increased, impacting its stability, reliability, and service continuity. One contributing factor is that many buildings—both old and new—lack modern electrical equipment, devices, and control technologies. To address this, the paper presents two case studies: the transformation of an existing traditional building (the Faculty of Engineering in Qena) into a smart building, and the design of a new two-level smart office building in Qena. Both cases involve replacing outdated electrical systems with smart devices and implementing advanced control technologies such as KNX. Additionally, both buildings are powered by on-grid photovoltaic (PV) systems. The methodology section outlines the detailed steps for converting a traditional building into a smart one and designing a new smart office building. The smart loads (smart buildings) improve the load efficiency and the grid performance by reducing demand, and are the first step to make the grid a smart grid with its benefits. This paper offers a comprehensive view of smart building development. Theoretical results, supported by real data, validate the proposed approach and confirm the effectiveness of the smart building methodology.
Keywords
smart building; smart grid; KNX; BMS; PV
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