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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: legg Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design 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 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <8790ilx0bl.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:09:33 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="0028ed61800b0e100614f45f6b59e089"; logging-data="1834021"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19Kkq3tScN7Zw270r4G2/kJ" Cancel-Lock: sha1:hEChqDNPvQojl/Z42sb2ssGuVyY= X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118 On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:14:48 +0200, "Carlos E.R." 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. > > > > > >*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