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Residential hybrid power for load leveling and efficiency gains: A concept overview

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6879249
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In this new concept, a local direct current (DC) power distribution system for residential consumers is proposed for its advantages to both the utility and its customers. The DC distribution is limited to the short spans emanating from the residential power terminal. Alternating current power is maintained for its transmission advantages to the load center of the residence and is there converted to low voltage direct current for distribution in the house. This approach used in combination with electronically monitored appliance-resident electrical storage constitutes the basics of a new system that promises greatly improved load management and higher operating efficiency. The objective in this concept is to make the residential customer look like a quasi-steady state power consumer with the additional option for load shedding without any disturbance in service. Even utilities with a good overall match between supply and demand can benefit from this new approach and cut operating cost by redistributing demand more evenly throughout the hours of the day. The basic object is to improve the utility load curves by smoothing out the peaks and valleys of customer demand without resorting to the complex assorted options being considered today.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
6879249
Report Number(s):
BNL-38807; ON: DE87006458
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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200300* -- Electric Power Engineering-- Power Transmission & Distribution-- (-1989)
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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ALTERNATING CURRENT
BUILDINGS
CURRENTS
DIRECT CURRENT
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY STORAGE
HOUSES
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
STORAGE