load curve

collocation in English

meaningsofloadandcurve

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load
noun
uk
/ləʊd/us
/loʊd/
the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or ...
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curve
noun[C]
uk
/kɜːv/us
/kɝːv/
a line that bends continuously and has no ...
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(Definition ofloadandcurvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofload curve

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Future levels of emissions will depend on the nature of the plant mix employed to meet the demand for electricity and the shape of the associatedloadcurve.
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All these things encourage a demand for electricity at differing hours of the day, and so help us to level out theloadcurve.
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The relationship of one tariff to another depends to a great extent on the daily electricityloadcurve.
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Critics of the industry have talked for years about the possibility of theloadcurveof growth flattening out.
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What has happened is that the off-peak valley in the dailyloadcurvehas begun to fill, and now off-peak tariffs are being raised.
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Future levels of emissions will depend on the nature of the plant mix employed to meet the demand for electricity and the shape of the associatedloadcurve.
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The busy hour is determined by fitting a horizontal line segment equivalent to one hour under the trafficloadcurveabout the peak load point.
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A load duration curve is similar to aloadcurve.
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Crucially, the load curves graphically illustrated a key problem of electricity production.
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Its main purpose is to provide a spinning reserve of the power system, to regulate theloadcurveof the power system 24 hours a day.
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The model distinguishes four typical daily load curves in a year, with two-hour steps.
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The load curves are met by a generation mix given by a merit order that is based on marginal costs of operation, maintenance and annualized capital costs.
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