Wide area synchronous gridA wide area synchronous grid (also called an "interconnection" in North America) is a three-phase electric power grid that has regional scale or greater that operates at a synchronized utility frequency and is electrically tied together during normal system conditions. Also known as synchronous zones, the most powerful is the Northern Chinese State Grid with 1,700 gigawatts (GW) of generation capacity, while the widest region served is that of the IPS/UPS system serving most countries of the former Soviet Union.
Super gridA super grid or supergrid is a wide-area transmission network, generally trans-continental or multinational, that is intended to make possible the trade of high volumes of electricity across great distances. It is sometimes also referred to as a "mega grid". Super grids typically are proposed to use high-voltage direct current (HVDC) to transmit electricity long distances. The latest generation of HVDC power lines can transmit energy with losses of only 1.6% per 1,000 km.
Pile thermiquevignette|ZEBRA-Batterie, Natrium-Nickelchlorid La pile thermique est une pile électrique composée de « cellules », réalisées par compression de poudres, comportant chacune anode, électrolyte et cathode, complétés d’une pastille chauffante et d’un séparateur. L’électrolyte, qui constitue le milieu séparateur entre l’anode et la cathode, est ici solide alors qu’il est généralement liquide dans les batteries classiques. La principale qualité est le maintien du potentiel énergétique, sans maintenance, pendant plusieurs années.
Flywheel energy storageFlywheel energy storage (FES) works by accelerating a rotor (flywheel) to a very high speed and maintaining the energy in the system as rotational energy. When energy is extracted from the system, the flywheel's rotational speed is reduced as a consequence of the principle of conservation of energy; adding energy to the system correspondingly results in an increase in the speed of the flywheel. Most FES systems use electricity to accelerate and decelerate the flywheel, but devices that directly use mechanical energy are being developed.
ConsommationLa consommation caractérise l'acte d'un agent économique (le consommateur) qui utilise (consommation finale) ou transforme (consommation intermédiaire) des biens et services. Cette utilisation ou transformation provoque la destruction immédiate (biens non durables) ou progressive (biens durables) des éléments consommés. D'un point de vue général, la consommation (destructrice de valeur) s'oppose à la production (créatrice de valeur).
Demande agrégéePour la macroéconomie, la demande agrégée (notée ) représente la demande totale de biens et services dans une économie (notée ) pour un temps et un niveau de prix donnés. C'est la quantité de biens et services dans l'économie qui sera achetée à tous les niveaux de prix. Il s'agit donc de la demande pour le produit intérieur brut (PIB) d'un pays lorsque les niveaux d'inventaires sont statiques. Elle est souvent appelée demande effective, quoique ce terme soit parfois considéré comme différent.
Consumption functionIn economics, the consumption function describes a relationship between consumption and disposable income. The concept is believed to have been introduced into macroeconomics by John Maynard Keynes in 1936, who used it to develop the notion of a government spending multiplier. Its simplest form is the linear consumption function used frequently in simple Keynesian models: where is the autonomous consumption that is independent of disposable income; in other words, consumption when disposable income is zero.
SuperSmart GridThe SuperSmart Grid (SSG) is a hypothetical wide area electricity network connecting Europe with northern Africa, the Middle East, and the IPS/UPS system of CIS countries. The system would unify super grid and smart grid capabilities into a comprehensive network. There are no planned locations for infrastructure or schedule explicitly for the SSG; the name is used to discuss the economic and technological feasibility of such a network and ways that it might gain political support.
