LOAD CONTROL TO BALANCE LIMITED OR INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION

Since the beginning of the 90’s, most European countries have seen an increasing growth of Dispersed Generation (DG) on their power systems, due to several factors including government incentives, deregulation of energy market, and environmental requirements. In this context, this paper will investigate consumers ’ opportunities to help to ensure Production/Consumption balance, by subscribing to Load Management programs. Obviously, such action will depend on the dynamics and duration of the control, but also on load characteristics. After introducing load classification, models are presented. Two kinds of adaptive load consumption algorithms are explained and illustrated on study cases, showing how load control can help to balance intermittent production