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> "...by requesting non critical loads to turn off or throttle themselves when the frequency drops too low." I'm not sure about other utility companies, but wh

> "...by requesting non critical loads to turn off or throttle themselves when the frequency drops too low." I'm not sure about other utility companies, but when I was a TSO we never did this. For the most part, AGC worked fine to maintain frequency. http://www.nerc.com/files/bal-005-0_2b.pdf http://www.nerc.com/files/bal-005-0_2b.pdf

danans 9y ago
Autonomous Demand Response for frequency regulation is real, and being pursued as a way to deal with the intermittency of renewables and the resulting impact on grid supply. Here are some references: General Topic: http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-21152.pdf http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_rep... http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890416306276 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890416... HVAC Demand/Response: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7407597/?reload=true http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7407597/?reload=true Aluminum Smelter Demand Response: http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1836&context=dissertations http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1836&c...
- Caveman_Coder 9y ago
  Thanks for the excellent references, the PNNL report was a very interesting read. > "Autonomous Demand Response for frequency regulation is real..." I wasn't saying that ADR wasn't "real," just that it's not something we're currently doing for frequency control in actual practice...and of course that might change as engineers continue researching and pushing the field further. It definitely looks like ADR solutions are on the horizon though.
  - danans 9y ago
    Ya, sorry about implying that. FWIW, I didn't read your comment as a dismissal of ADR.
    - Caveman_Coder 9y ago
      No worries. Excellent resources BTW, they made for a great weekend morning read.

danans 9y ago

Autonomous Demand Response for frequency regulation is real, and being pursued as a way to deal with the intermittency of renewables and the resulting impact on grid supply. Here are some references: General Topic: http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-21152.pdf http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_rep... http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890416306276 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890416... HVAC Demand/Response: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7407597/?reload=true http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7407597/?reload=true Aluminum Smelter Demand Response: http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1836&context=dissertations http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1836&c...

Caveman_Coder 9y ago
Thanks for the excellent references, the PNNL report was a very interesting read. > "Autonomous Demand Response for frequency regulation is real..." I wasn't saying that ADR wasn't "real," just that it's not something we're currently doing for frequency control in actual practice...and of course that might change as engineers continue researching and pushing the field further. It definitely looks like ADR solutions are on the horizon though.
- danans 9y ago
  Ya, sorry about implying that. FWIW, I didn't read your comment as a dismissal of ADR.
  - Caveman_Coder 9y ago
    No worries. Excellent resources BTW, they made for a great weekend morning read.