Intelligent and integrated load-management system

Thesis/Dissertation · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6978690

Baba, M F

Design, simulation, and evaluation of an intelligent and integrated load-management system is presented in this dissertation. The objective of this research was to apply modern computer and communication technology to influence customer use of electricity in ways that would produce desired changes in the utility's load shape. Peak clipping (reduction of peak load) using direct load control is the primary application of this research. The prototype computerized communication and control package developed during this work demonstrated the feasibility of this concept. The load-management system consists of a network of computers, data and graphics terminals, controllers, modems and other communication hardware, and the necessary software. The network of interactive computers divide the responsibility of monitoring of meteorological data, electric load, and performing other functions. These functions include: data collection, processing and archiving, load forecasting, load modeling, information display and alarm processing. Each of these functions requires certain amount of intelligence depending on the sophistication and complication of that function.

• Research Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6978690
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
COMPUTER NETWORKS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
PEAK LOAD
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SIMULATION