The smart grid concept continues to evolve and various methods have been developed to
enhance the energy efficiency of the electricity infrastructure. Demand Response (DR) is …

Demand side management (DSM) can be defined as modifications in the demand side
energy consumption pattern to foster better efficiency and operations in electrical energy …

Since the export of fossil fuel is the backbone of Kuwait's economy, the enormous upsurge in
the internal fuel consumption creates anguish and bane. At present, 46% of the internal …

An approach is proposed for transmission lines congestion management in a restructured
market environment using a combination of demand response (DR) and flexible alternating …

Spinning reserve without accurate load forecasting can lead to automatic disconnection of
critical loads by under-frequency load shedding devices. Such a predicament poses a grave …

Electricity retailers participate in electricity markets as intermediaries between wholesale
and retail markets. They acquire energy on the wholesale side by participating in next-day …

The unit commitment problem (UCP) is one of the key and fundamental concerns in the
operation, monitoring, and control of power systems. Uncertainty management in a UCP has …

Considerable amounts of energy are consumed in supermarket refrigeration systems
worldwide. Due to the thermal capacity of refrigerated goods and the rather simplistic control …

In this paper, we consider a smart power model, where some subscribers share several
energy providers and there are some malicious users in this power grid. The energy …

Demand Response allows for the management of demand side resources in real-time; ie
shifting electricity demand according to fluctuating supply. When integrated into electricity …