TOU-aware energy management and wireless sensor networks for reducing peak load in smart grids

IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Erol Kantarci, Melike ^a   Mouftah, Hussein T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Smart grid; Time of use; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL COST; BASE-LOADS; CONSUMER DEVICES; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY BILLS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; GHG EMISSION; GREEN ENERGY; HOME AREA NETWORK; HOME GATEWAY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; PEAK LOAD; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; PRICE SIGNALS; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SMART GRID; SMART HOMES; TIME OF USE; TIME-OF-USE PRICING; UTILITY NETWORK; WIRELESS SENSOR;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS PLANTS; GATEWAYS (COMPUTER NETWORKS); GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; OPERATING COSTS; SENSOR NETWORKS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 78649417062     PISSN: 15502252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VETECF.2010.5594388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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