Load controls and equipment for using off-peak energy

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6141099

Specific electrical load management programs established by ten utilities in the US, three utility thermal storage experiments and three 2-way utility communication systems are described. The ten utility programs analyzed included control of three residential loads (water heating, space heating, and air conditioning) and irrigation pump motors. The purpose, operating procedures, incentives to participating customers, equipment employed, costs and any special characteristics for each of the ten load management programs are described. Each utility has provided an assessment of its program performance and current program plans. The three utility thermal storage experiments are essentially proof-of-concept tests. In each case at least one house has been constructed with a reservoir for storing hot water, cold water, or ice. The discussion of these experiments is brief. The new two-day utility communication systems described are designed for remote time-of-day metering applications, monitoring and control of distribution systems and customer load control. Each system, its components and capabilities, and manufacturers' estimates of component costs are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6141099
• Report Number(s): NP-22575
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTROL SYSTEMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
OFF-PEAK ENERGY STORAGE
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
POWER
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER SYSTEMS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
REVIEWS
STORAGE
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT