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"This book addresses energy supply intermittency systematically. Offering a scholarly assessment and collection of the existing literature, the text describes different levels of variability for traditional and renewable energy sources, presenting detailed solutions for handling energy intermit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sørensen, Bent, 1941- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]
Subjects:
Electric power system stability.
Energy storage.
Electric power failures > Prevention.
Réseaux électriques (Énergie) > Stabilité.
Énergie > Stockage.
SCIENCE > Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > Electrical.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Intermittency Dependence on Type of Energy System
  • Timescales Relevant for the Intermittency of Individual Energy Sources
  • Using Case Studies to Explore the Options
  • Part 1. Cooperation across areas and regions
  • Power-Line Interchange
  • Pipeline Interchange
  • Other Trade Options
  • part 2. Energy storage
  • System-Integrated Storage
  • Storage in Dedicated Facilities
  • Decentralized Storage
  • part 3. Managing load matching
  • Load Management
  • Using Grids to Transmit Information
  • part 4. Transitions and cost
  • Systemic Transitions
  • Final Remarks
  • Appendix: Units and Conversion Factors.