Title :
Voltage Control of Aggregate Electric Water Heater Load for Distribution System Peak Load Shaving Using Field Data
Author :
Jia, Runmin ; Nehrir, M. Hashem ; Pierre, Donald A.
Author_Institution :
Montana State Univ., Bozeman
fDate :
Sept. 30 2007-Oct. 2 2007
Abstract :
In this paper, a set of field data is used to show that proper voltage control of electric water heaters (EWHs) during peak-demand hours can reduce aggregate EWH power demand without sacrificing many customers´ comfort level. Also, viable voltage-control implementation methods are proposed. The proposed control methods can be extended to some other thermostatically controlled devices.
Keywords :
load regulation; power distribution control; voltage control; water treatment; aggregate electric water heater load; distribution system peak load shaving; field data; peak-demand hours; voltage control; Aggregates; Energy management; Load flow control; Load management; Power demand; Power system management; Resistance heating; Thermal management; Voltage control; Water heating; demand-side management (DSM); load control; load management; power management; thermostatically controlled appliances; voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Symposium, 2007. NAPS '07. 39th North American
Conference_Location :
Las Cruces, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1726-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1726-1
DOI :
10.1109/NAPS.2007.4402355
