The concept of price elasticity of demand has been widely used for the assessment of the
consumers' behavior in the electricity market. As the residential consumers represent a …

With the introduction of smart meters, dynamic pricing, and home energy management
systems, residential customers are able to react to changes in electricity prices. In an …

This paper formulates an applied methodology for an agile demand response using
mathematical micromodels. The optimal strategy chosen by an aggregator is the …

Electricity disparity in sub-Saharan Africa is a multi-dimensional challenge that has
significant implications on the current socio-economic predicament of the region. Strategic …

Under the smart distribution paradigm, energy service providers act as a middle-man to form
the aggregation of a large number of small consumers and motivate them by introducing an …

For the purposes of government policy concerning energy security, optimal taxation, and
climate change, precise estimates of the effective factors in price elasticity of electricity …

This paper proposes the use of Demand Response programs for congestion management.
Two DR programs are implemented: Time-of-Use (TOU) and Emergency Demand …

Although congestion management via Demand Response (DR) has gain sufficient
popularity recently, there are still some fundamental impediments to achieve a trade-off …

By the advent of the Smart Grid and integration of distributed generators, electrical networks
are facing uncountable challenges. The existing protection schemes that simply limit the …

The price based energy consumption control is one of the key approaches for demand side
management in smart grids. In this paper, the problem of load control is studied by …