Demand response (DR) management systems are a potentially growing market due to their ability to maximize energy savings by allowing customers to manage their energy consumption at times of peak demand in response to financial incentives from the electricity supplier. Successful execution of a demand response program requires an effective management system where the home energy management system (HEMS) is a promising solution nowadays. HEMS is developed to manage energy use in households and to conduct the management of energy supply, either from the grid or the alternative energy sources like solar or wind power plants. With the increase of vehicle electrification, in order to achieve a more reliable and efficient smart grid (SG), cooperation between electric vehicles (EVs) and residential systems is required. This cooperation could involve not only vehicle to grid (V2G) operation but a vehicle to home (V2H) too. V2H operation is used to transfer the power and relevant data between EVs and residential systems. This paper provides an efficient HEMS enhanced by smart scheduling and an optimally designed charging and discharging strategy for plugged-in electric vehicles (PEVs). The proposed design uses a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) for smart scheduling and to take the charging (from the grid)/discharging (supply the household appliances) decision without compromising the driving needs. Simulations are presented to demonstrate how the proposed strategies can help to reduce electricity costs by 19.28% and 14.27% with 30% and 80% state of charge (SOC) of the PEV respectively compared to the case where G2V operation only used along with the photovoltaic (PV) production, improve energy utilization by smoothing the energy consumption profile and satisfy the user’s needs by ensuring enough EV battery SOC for each planned trip.

This study examines reinforcement learning (RL) and fuzzy logic control (FLC) for optimizing battery energy storage in residential systems with photovoltaic (PV) power, grid interconnection, and dynamic or fixed electricity pricing. Effective management strategies are crucial for reducing costs, extending battery lifespan, and ensuring reliability under fluctuating demand and tariffs. A 24 h simulation with minute-level resolution modeled diverse conditions, including random household demand and ten initial state of charge (SOC) levels from 0% to 100%. RL employed proximal policy optimization (PPO) for adaptive energy scheduling, while FLC used rule-based logic for charge–discharge cycles. Results showed that FLC rapidly restored SOC at low levels, ensuring immediate availability but causing cost fluctuations and increased cycling, particularly under stable pricing or low demand. RL dynamically adjusted charging and discharging, reducing costs and smoothing energy flows while limiting battery cycling. Feature importance analysis using multiple linear regression (MLR) and random forest regression (RFR) confirmed SOC and time as key performance determinants. The findings highlight a trade-off between FLC’s rapid response and RL’s sustained cost efficiency, providing insights for optimizing residential energy management to enhance economic and operational performance.

Demand response (DR) management systems are a potentially growing market due to their ability to maximize energy savings by allowing customers to manage their energy consumption at times of peak demand in response to financial incentives from the electricity supplier. Successful execution of a demand response program requires an effective management system where the home energy management system (HEMS) is a promising solution nowadays. HEMS is developed to manage energy use in households and to conduct the management of energy supply, either from the grid or the alternative energy sources like solar or wind power plants. With the increase of vehicle electrification, in order to achieve a more reliable and efficient smart grid (SG), cooperation between electric vehicles (EVs) and residential systems is required. This cooperation could involve not only vehicle to grid (V2G) operation but a vehicle to home (V2H) too. V2H operation is used to transfer the power and relevant data between EVs and residential systems. This paper provides an efficient HEMS enhanced by smart scheduling and an optimally designed charging and discharging strategy for plugged-in electric vehicles (PEVs). The proposed design uses a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) for smart scheduling and to take the charging (from the grid)/discharging (supply the household appliances) decision without compromising the driving needs. Simulations are presented to demonstrate how the proposed strategies can help to reduce electricity costs by 19.28% and 14.27% with 30% and 80% state of charge (SOC) of the PEV respectively compared to the case where G2V operation only used along with the photovoltaic (PV) production, improve energy utilization by smoothing the energy consumption profile and satisfy the user’s needs by ensuring enough EV battery SOC for each planned trip.