Is Statistical Thermodynamics Helpful in Understanding Smart Grid Behavior?
Dec. 31, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David P. Chassin
This DOE presentation was presented at the CNLS Smart Grid Seminar Series at Los Alamos National Lab on January 12, 2010. It gives an elementary account of how a statistical thermodynamic approach can help us understand certain economic and physical behaviors of the smart grid.