Demand-responsive transit (DRT) is a flexible form of public transport that adjusts the service based on travelers’ needs. DRT usually operates as feeder services to traditional transit systems, providing connectivity to ...

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 ...

This paper presents the design of a smart meter (SM) with demand response (DR) capabilities. The SM design is tested in a simulation that implements an advanced measurement infrastructure (AMI), which allows a bidirectional ...

Demand response has gained increasing importance in the context of competitive electricity markets and smart grid environments. In addition to the importance that has been given to the development of business models for ...

Demand response has gained increasing importance in the context of competitive electricity markets and smart grid environments. In addition to the importance that has been given to the development of business models for ...

Initiatives such as government programs and investment in low-carbon technologies have been adopted to mitigate the carbon emissions in the electricity sector. These initiatives have resulted in new challenges in the power ...

Demand Response (DR) programs are not a new concept; moreover, the key technologies for their implementation are already successful. However, DR applications in a worldwide context have been slow, especially in the industrial ...