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From: legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca>
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Subject: Re: A research team has managed to coordinate 100 domestic air conditioners to stabilise the power grid in real time, as if they were a flexible power plant.
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:13:27 -0400
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On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:14:48 +0200, "Carlos E.R."
<robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

>
>This is an automated translation (DeepL) of an article I found today; 
>the original is in Spanish. There is an article in English at the IEEEE, 
>but you need an account to read.
>
>	<https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10783092>
>
><https://ecoinventos.com/un-equipo-de-investigacion-logro-coordinar-100-aires-acondicionados-domesticos-para-estabilizar-la-red-electrica-en-tiempo-real/>
>
>*A research team has managed to coordinate 100 domestic air conditioners 
>to stabilise the power grid in real time, as if they were a flexible 
>power plant.*
>
>5-6 minutes
>
>A research team demonstrated that many residential air conditioners can 
>be coordinated to support the power grid without affecting the comfort 
>of users.
>

Just because you can, doesn't mean it's a good idea.

Better just to distribute some kind of request and let 
the end user respond (or not).

Otherwise it's just one more thing that prevents operation 
or another com-hacking vulnerability.

RL