I visited a hydro power station in Wales which was a turbine between two lakes, one high up a mountain. The turbine could be reversed and used to fill up the upper lake at nighttime when demand was low but the nuclear & coal power stations were still generating. It was used to satisfy sudden peak demands in load, like during half time in their soccer games when everyone opened the fridge to get a beer or put the kettle on. I asked the guide about this, he said that in the past they had difficulty maintaining the grid during these peaks, so consumer behaviour (in the evening when the industrial loads are off) can certainly make the grid notice.
Tom Harris <[email protected]> On 16 April 2014 17:25, Dalibor Farný <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought that lighting does a minor power consumption compared to > industry that runs 24/7, so switching our CFL/LED bulbs would not have > any effect ;-) > A number of people watching the same program is another thing, You are > right! > > Dalibor > > 2014-04-16 2:15 GMT+02:00 Charles MacDonald <[email protected]>: > > On 14-04-14 12:14 PM, Dalibor Farný wrote: > > this machine was somehow > >> > >> connected to a powerplant and it was able to measure the increase in > >> power consumption :-D It would be absolutely not possible these days.. > > > > > > The local substation could probably get a signal if a lot of load was > turned > > on or off. They have to measure the load to decide if they need to > switch > > the source of supply. > > > > These days though it is unlikely that a significant number of homes would > > all be watching the same program. > > > > In the states it is often reported that the water pressure drops during > the > > commercial breaks on the main football game every year (the superbowl) as > > folks put off going to the bathroom until the play has stopped on the > field. > > > > > > -- > > Charles MacDonald Stittsville Ontario > > [email protected] Just Beyond the Fringe > > http://Charles.MacDonald.org/tubes > > No Microsoft Products were used in sending this e-mail. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "neonixie-l" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web, visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/534DCBAA.5020006%40zeusprune.ca > . > > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > Dalibor Farny > ---------------------------------------- > phone: +420 724 321 571 > http://www.daliborfarny.com > blog: http://dalibor.farny.cz > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CA%2BnkT5pMkAOwzf8XDeRz7GvnTEuBwp1gbfvDGWk4AZN4uDd%2B5w%40mail.gmail.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAHjG12Tv0d-MuqMBWKxjd64f7wEtUAxwn6pNBXy-d2UjmDm7rg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
