Title :
Load management: techniques and methods in electric power system
Author :
Paracha, Zahir J. ; Doulai, Parviz
Author_Institution :
Astina Electron. Pte Ltd., Singapore
Abstract :
This study investigates the effectiveness of load management techniques and methods in electric power systems. It aims to highlight the fact that electric utilities worldwide can provide reliable and efficient service to their consumers in the most economical manner by adopting various load management techniques. Different utilities around the world apply different load management techniques to improve the load profile of their power system. These techniques are mostly implemented by utilities with the co-operation of the customers. In today´s modern world, energy management is an important issue. The successful management of load yields various benefits. The management of load in electric power system benefits both power utilities and their customers and also saves environment from unnecessary pollution
Keywords :
load management; power systems; electric power systems; electric utilities; energy management; load management methods; load management techniques; load profile improvement; Energy management; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Load management; Pollution; Power generation economics; Power industry; Power system economics; Power system management; Power system reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Management and Power Delivery, 1998. Proceedings of EMPD '98. 1998 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4495-2
DOI :
10.1109/EMPD.1998.705505