Essays about: "cost containment strategies"

Found 3 essays containing the words cost containment strategies.

  1. 1. Grid impact study of frequency regulation with EVs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell elektroteknik och automation

    Author : Emma Blomgren; [2018]
    Keywords : Electric vehicles EVs ; grid impact; ancillary services; frequency regulation; FCR-N; vehicle-to-grid V2G ; voltage; reactive power; load profile; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The ongoing grid paradigm shift has resulted in synchronous generators currently being phased out. As the generators have been providing ancillary services, such as frequency control regulation, this means that new technologies to perform ancillary services need to be developed and evaluated. READ MORE

  3. 2. State-of-the-art development platform for hydropower turbine governors

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Joakim Näsström; [2017]
    Keywords : Development platform; Frequency control; Hardware-in-the-loop simulations; Hydropower; IEC 61850; MATLAB; PLC; Power station control; Simulink; Turbine governor;

    Abstract : Hydropower is a flexible energy source that is essential for balancing the electrical power system on all timescales, from seconds to years. In addition to intra-hour regulation, it provides frequency containment reserves (FCR-N,FCR-D) and frequency restoration reserves (mFRR, aFRR) to the grid. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Recent Healthcare Reforms in Germany – How does the concept of partisanship explain the positions of SPD and CDU/CSU?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jakob Heier; [2015]
    Keywords : healthcare reforms; partisanship; power resources; market-oriented reforms; cost containment strategies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the 2000s, several healthcare reforms have been conducted within the healthcare system in Germany. These reforms aimed at decreasing healthcare costs by introducing market processes into public services, among other means. READ MORE