Demand-Side Management and Electricity End-Use Efficiency

A NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Demand-Side Management and Electricity End-Use Efficiency" was held in order to present and to discuss some of the most recent developments in demand-side electric power management and planning methodologies as well as research progress in relevant end-u...

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Other Authors: de Almeida, A. (Editor), Rosenfeld, Arthur H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1988, 1988
Edition:1st ed. 1988
Series:NATO Science Series E:, Applied Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Electricity: Trends and the Impact of Efficiency
  • Electricity — The Political and Economic Context
  • The Successes of Conservation
  • Changing Patterns of Electricity Demand in Homes: An International Overview
  • Power System Planning for the Next 20 Years
  • II. Load Management Technologies and Programs
  • The Concept of Demand-Side Management
  • Load Management Technologies and Programs in the U.S
  • Energy Management Systems
  • Cool Storage in Commercial Buildings: Efficient and Cost-Effective Technology
  • III. Prices and Metering
  • Smart Meters
  • Application and Potential of ACCET’s (A Communication Customer Electronic Terminal)
  • Marginal Cost Pricing: An Efficient Tool to Ensure Electricity Demand Side Management
  • A Spot Price Based Energy Marketplace
  • Deregulation and Wheeling
  • IV. Cogeneration
  • Cogeneration Principles and Practices and a European Overview
  • V. End-Use Technologies
  • V.1MotorsandControls
  • Energy Targets: An Innovative Approach to Building Energy Standards
  • Energy and Economic Savings from National Appliance Efficiency Standards in the U.S
  • Sociological and Psychological Barriers to Electricity Savings
  • The Political and Economic Implications of an Intensive Electricity Conservation Programme
  • International and National Approaches to End-Use Technology Development
  • VII. Case Studies
  • Electricity Conservation in Brazil: Potential and Progress
  • Electricity Conservation in Developing Countries — A Case Study for Pakistan
  • Potentials for Technical Electricity Savings Using Known Technology
  • Electricity Conservation in Japan
  • The Potential for Residential Electricity Conservation in the U.S.: The PG&E Case Study
  • The Potential for Electrical Efficiency in the Residential Sector Case Study Michigan, USA.
  • Electromechanical Energy Conversion by Controlled Electrical Drives
  • Developments, Applications and Cost-Effectiveness of Variable Speed AC Drives
  • Use of Electronic Adjustable Speed Drives in Commercial Buildings
  • V.2Lighting
  • Present-Day Light Sources
  • From Light Source to Lighting Unit
  • V.3IndustrialProcesses
  • The Development of New Efficient Electricity End-Use Equipment and Processes in the French Industry
  • Advances in Electrical Drying
  • Electricity Savings in Refrigeration Processes
  • V.4HeatPumps
  • Heat Pumps — Basic Principles
  • Application of Heat Pumps
  • Research and Development in the Area of Heat Pump Technology
  • V.5HVACSystems
  • Design of Efficient HVAC Systems
  • V.6HomeAppliances
  • Technology Developments in Home Appliances
  • Low Electricity Household for the Future
  • Affordability and Pleasure: The Lessons from Low EnergyHousing
  • VI. Standards and Policies
  • The Impact of Building Energy Standards on Energy Use and Demand