Networking assets [distributed generation].

Networking assets [distributed generation].

ABB's move from the business of building large power plants is a striking vote of confidence in the concept of distributed generation. The idea is that by relying on dispersed small-scale generators, combined with other distributed resources such as flywheel storage devices and sophisticated co...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 38, 1 (2001).
Main Author: Sweet, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Control equipment.
Dispersed small-scale generators.
Distributed generation.
Distribution losses reduction.
Flywheel storage devices.
Fuel cell power plants.
Fuel conservation.
Grid interconnection.
Microturbines.
Miniature gas-fired turbines.
Renewable energy.
Transmission losses reduction.