Smart grid technologies may bring substantial advantages to society, but the required investments are sizable. This paper analyzes three main issues related to smart grids: reliability, demand response and cost recovery ...

In the Chilean electricity market, renewable energy sources had a participation rate of 43% of total electric generation. In this context, the target for renewable energy participation levels is 60% for 2035 during 2017. ...

This paper presents an alternative methodology, based on a cost optimization model, for evaluating some effects of the implementation of an alternative Demand Response (RD) program based on Day Ahead Real-Time Pricing ...

We studied the effectiveness of response inhibition in movements with different degrees of motor complexity when they were executed in isolation and alternately. Sixteen participants performed the Stroop task which was ...

Residential demand management provides benefits to electric grids that reduce operating costs. However, the effectiveness of residential demand management may depend on human behavior, being affected if it is not as ...

The incidence of alternative work arrangements has risen during recent decades, affecting the shape of the economy and leading to calls for changes in labor regulation. In this paper, we study the demand for temporary ...

This paper presents an alternative methodology, based on a cost optimization model, for evaluating some effects of the implementation of an alternative Demand Response (RD) program based on Day Ahead Real-Time Pricing ...

Hospital systems play a critical role in treating injuries during disaster emergency responses. Simultaneously, natural disasters hinder their ability to operate at full capacity. Thus, cities must develop strategies that ...

En Colombia actualmente existe un único programa de respuesta de la demanda (RD), el cuál es la demanda desconectable voluntaria (DDV). En este trabajo final de maestría se analizan programas de RD en Colombia y en países ...