Load balancing (electrical power)

In power engineering is evened out by the reference load distribution of energy. The minimization of peak consumption is paramount.

Electric Power

For example, a machine shop approached with many machines, this requires (as opposed to closed-loop), a very high peak load. Usually, electricity suppliers must hold about spare capacity ( eg in the form of energy storage or short term switchable generators). Also, this can lead to temporary overload of the participating infrastructure such as transformers and conductors. However, standing machine with a load balancing cluster master computer in conjunction, this may upon their request to approach the machine minimal time lag or (eg chillers or electric ovens ) stop load shedding enabled devices in the short term.

Last composites are thus controlled preventively. In the optimum case, as power peaks are avoided or greatly mitigated. This in turn leads to lower sized facilities are represented by the uniform utilization of capacities in generation and transmission range required. Industrial consumers can reduce their energy bill by a lesser amount for the performance-price proportion obtained in intelligent avoiding peak loads.

Gas

Also in the gas grid, there is the possibility of load shedding in network management. This is contracted with large consumers (eg combined cycle power plant, heating system ), which will be able to dodge ( eg heating oil ) for a short time to substitute fuels, and results in lower purchase prices. This usage peaks in the winter or disorders can better compensate.