Posts Tagged ‘Electric’

Electric vehicle battery: Rechargeable battery, Electric vehicle, Grid- tied electrical system, Chevrolet Volt, Lead-acid battery, VRLA battery, Nickel- … hydride battery , Lithium-ion battery

Posted 14 Jun 2010
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An electric vehicle battery (EVB) is a rechargeable battery used in electric vehicles, making them battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Batteries are usually the most expensive component of BEVs, although batteries from old or wrecked electric cars can be bought for battery-to-grid mini-power plants. The cost of battery manufacture is substantial, but increasing returns to scale may serve to lower their cost when BEVs are manufactured on the scale of modern internal combustion vehicles. Since the late 1990s, advances in battery technologies have been driven by skyrocketing demand for laptop computers and mobile phones, with consumer demand for more features, larger, brighter displays, and longer battery time driv… More >> Electric vehicle battery: Rechargeable battery, Electric vehicle, Grid- tied electrical system, Chevrolet Volt, Lead-acid battery, VRLA battery, Nickel- … hydride battery , Lithium-ion battery

Frequency-Responsive Load Management in Electric Power Grids: A Technical Concept for Demand Response in Smart Grids

Posted 14 Jun 2010
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Electricity systems worldwide are currently in a phase of change. The traditional centralized supply systems with a low number of large generators feeding millions of loads are more and more supplemented with distributed energy resources. These can be small generators, but also energy storages and especially active consumers. The future smart grid will much more rely on information and communication technology than today. The idea of demand side management, i.e. remote management of electrical loads in power grids is not new, but it was never of such importance as today that consumers actively contribute to grid operation. This work, targeting engineers and scientists in this area, proposes a concr… More >> Frequency-Responsive Load Management in Electric Power Grids: A Technical Concept for Demand Response in Smart Grids

Smart Grid: Modernizing Electric Power Transmission and Distribution; Energy Independence, Storage and Security; Energy Independence and Security Act of … Reliability, and Resiliency; Integra

Posted 21 Mar 2010
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“Smart Grid,” compiled by TheCapitol.Net The electric grid delivers electricity from points of generation to consumers, and the electricity delivery network functions via two primary systems: the transmission system and the distribution system. The transmission system delivers electricity from power plants to distribution substations, while the distribution system delivers electricity from distribution substations to consumers. The grid also encompasses myriads of local area networks that use distributed energy resources to serve local loads and/or to meet specific application requirements for remote power, municipal or district power, premium power, and critical loads protection. The concept of a “sm… More >> Smart Grid: Modernizing Electric Power Transmission and Distribution; Energy Independence, Storage and Security; Energy Independence and Security Act of … Reliability, and Resiliency; Integra