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2008 US DOE Workshop on the Role of Residential AC in Contributing to Fault-Induced Delayed Voltage Recovery (FIDVR)

Publication Type

Presentation

Date Published

04/2008

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Abstract

Workshop Objectives:

To increase understanding within the electric utility and air conditioning manufacturing communities of the risk of blackouts that may be associated with the growing market penetration of residential air conditioning;
To share recent utility industry experiences that provide the basis for this concern and the efforts that they are currently undertaking to address them;
To present technical information on what is known about the underlying electrical phenomena, both from a macro or system level perspective, as well as from a micro or device level perspective;
To review and discuss technical options, on both the supply and demand-side, to address these concerns, including their cost, timing, and relative efficacy, toward understanding the appropriate elements needed for a coordinated and balanced response