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                       Conventional scheme
                       Proposed DSM scheme
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            FIGURE 15.12 State of charge of the battery bank.

                                       Conventional scheme
                                       Proposed DSM scheme
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            FIGURE 15.13 Control signal for cycle-based loads and deferrable loads (A) refrigerator, (B)
            washing machine, and (C) water pump.


            15.7 Conclusion
            The chapter presented a DSM scheme for the PV plant and battery-based res-
            idential building. The DSM scheme schedules the operation time of the
            deferrable loads during the regular sunny hours (i.e., when PV power
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