Variable renewable energyVariable renewable energy (VRE) or intermittent renewable energy sources (IRES) are renewable energy sources that are not dispatchable due to their fluctuating nature, such as wind power and solar power, as opposed to controllable renewable energy sources, such as dammed hydroelectricity or biomass, or relatively constant sources, such as geothermal power. The use of small amounts of intermittent power has little effect on grid operations. Using larger amounts of intermittent power may require upgrades or even a redesign of the grid infrastructure.
Électricité domestiqueL’électricité domestique est l'électricité du réseau électrique distribuée et utilisée dans les logements de particuliers ainsi que dans les lieux où les besoins sont similaires : bureaux, boutiques... Le réseau domestique est relié par un câble, généralement sous la terre, au réseau électrique d'Électricité de France (EDF). La mise à la terre permet de drainer un courant en cas de défaut d'isolement interne d'un équipement électrique avant que ce défaut ne devienne dangereux pour les utilisateurs.
Crossbar switchIn electronics and telecommunications, a crossbar switch (cross-point switch, matrix switch) is a collection of switches arranged in a matrix configuration. A crossbar switch has multiple input and output lines that form a crossed pattern of interconnecting lines between which a connection may be established by closing a switch located at each intersection, the elements of the matrix. Originally, a crossbar switch consisted literally of crossing metal bars that provided the input and output paths.
Electronic switchIn electronics, an electronic switch is a switch controlled by an active electronic component or device. Without using moving parts, they are called solid state switches, which distinguishes them from mechanical switches. Electronic switches are considered binary devices because they dramatically change the conductivity of a path in electrical circuit between two extremes when switching between their two states of on and off.
Medium waveMedium wave (MW) is the part of the medium frequency (MF) radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. The spectrum provides about 120 channels with more limited sound quality than FM stations on the FM broadcast band. During the daytime, reception is usually limited to more local stations, though this is dependent on the signal conditions and quality of radio receiver used. Improved signal propagation at night allows the reception of much longer distance signals (within a range of about 2,000 km or 1,200 miles).
Stored program controlStored program control (SPC) is a telecommunications technology for telephone exchanges. Its characteristic is that the switching system is controlled by a computer program stored in a memory in the switching system. SPC was the enabling technology of electronic switching systems (ESS) developed in the Bell System in the 1950s, and may be considered the third generation of switching technology. Stored program control was invented in 1954 by Bell Labs scientist Erna Schneider Hoover, who reasoned that computer software could control the connection of telephone calls.
Stepping switchIn electrical control engineering, a stepping switch or stepping relay, also known as a uniselector, is an electromechanical device that switches an input signal path to one of several possible output paths, directed by a train of electrical pulses. The major use of stepping switches was in early automatic telephone exchanges to route telephone calls. Later, they were often used in industrial control systems. During World War II, Japanese cypher machines, known in the United States as CORAL, JADE, and PURPLE contained them.
Courbe en canardvignette|upright=1.5|Courbe en canard (orange) par rapport à la courbe de demande (bleue) et la courbe de production (grise). La courbe de, du ou en canard, également appelée le dos de canard (duck curve), est un graphique de la production d'électricité au cours d'une journée qui montre le déséquilibre temporel entre la demande de pointe et la production d'énergie solaire. Utilisée dans la production d'électricité à grande échelle, le terme a été inventé en 2012 par le .
