Residential air conditioner cycling: A case study

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/59.43200· OSTI ID:6966583

Strickler, G F; Noell, S K

Southern California Edison currently operates its Residential Air Conditioner Cycling Program as a production program on a systemwide basis. Air conditioner cycling enables Edison to cycle, or switch off, at predetermined intervals, approximately 100,000 air conditioners throughout the Edison service areas. Activation of this system reduces peak demands for load shaping capability. Benefits of this method of peak reduction include the potential for system load factor improvement and/or for deferral of construction of new generation facilities. Edison began testing hardware for direct load control in 1976. Experimental test programs were implemented from 1978 through 1980. These successful test programs resulted in the decision to implement the Residential Air Conditioner Cycling Program on a systemwide basis in 1983.

• Research Organization: Southern California Edison, Rosemead, CA (US)
• OSTI ID: 6966583
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States) Vol. 3:1; ISSN ITPSE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
AIR CONDITIONERS
BUILDINGS
COMPUTER CODES
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
IMPLEMENTATION
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
THERMAL CYCLING