EXR:What do you know about Load Sharing?

When a device is overloaded, some of the load is given to another..................they may be transformers or generators................

Hmmm...Load sharing is all the work of the Transformers,....

during the times when the power demand has Increased, Auxilliary Transformers are connected in parallel to the main transformers to share the excessive load demand..

The requisites for parallel operation of transformers are to properly verified before their operation.viz.,

• Rating of transformers should be Equal
• The ratio of reactance to the resistance should same
• Turns ratio must be same
• Winding connection should be on same side i.e.,additive winding.

ويكيبديا:

Load balancing, load matching, or daily peak demand reserve refers to the use of various techniques by electrical power stations to store excess electrical power during low demand periods for release as demand rises.[1] The goal would be for the power supply system to see a load factor of1.

Grid energy storage stores electricity within the transmission grid beyond the customer. Alternatively, the storage can be distributed and involve the customer, for example in storage heaters running demand-response tariffs such as the United Kingdom's Economy7, or in a vehicle-to-grid system to use storage fromelectric vehicles during peak times and then replenish it during off peak times. These require incentives for consumers to participate, usually by offering cheaper rates for off peak electricity.

Telephone exchanges often have arrays of batteries in their basements to power equipment[2] and in the past metro systems such as the London Underground had their own power stations,[3] not only giving some redundancy but also using the grid for load balancing. Today these supplies often have been replaced by direct supply from the grid and so are no longer available for the purpose of load balancing.

Future solutions to the load balancing problem focus on "smart grid" technology, in which many consumer and industrial appliances would communicate with the utility using digital means, and could be switched on and off by the utility to run at off-peak hours.[4]

In a very basic demand balancing system, the power company sends a signal down the line or by a dedicated phone chip to turn on a special circuit in the home. Typically, a storage device for space heating or a water heater will be connected to this circuit. The electricity is turned on after the evening peak demand, and turned off in the morning before the morning peak demand starts. The cost for such power is less than the "on-demand" power which makes it worthwhile for the user to subscribe to it.

A far more nuanced system is possible with far greater benefits for the power company and the electricity user. Once home devices contain the appropriate electronics, it will no longer be necessary to have devices connected to a special circuit. The power company can send a signal saying that power is now available at a better rate and this signal will turn on any device (dish washer for instance) that has the dial set for "when available" power (priority2). There is nothing to stop the device manufacturers from having a number of possible priorities on their machines and the power company sending a number of signals as they need more demand to balance supply. You might dial your washing machine to "wash now" (priority1) if you were in immediate need of clean dishes. You might dial priority2 so they will be done sometime during the night or priority3 if you have sufficient dishes for the next meal but given less expensive electricity you would rather have the dishes washed. For a device such as an electric car you might even have a further setting on the dial of "charge and supply" (priority4) You are going away for a week and are leaving the electric car at home. On "Charge and supply" your car will get charge when electricity is least expensive and send it back when it is most expensive. Your electric car will generate a small but appreciated income while you are away.

Heating devices can have a special setting. You want your dish washer to finish washing once it has started. On the other hand, a hot water cylinder can be turned on and off frequently as power becomes available or unavailable. This might be "priority5. Your car could also be charged on priority5.

The power company benefits by being able to sell more of their power. There is no need to let water flow over the spillway or to feather their wind turbines as long as they can turn devices on that will use the excess power when it is available. Also there is less need to build expensive power stations to "peak shave" when there is a high demand for power. If your water cylinder has been heated or your car charged when cheap power was available, you will not be demanding power when it is in short supply.