Title :
A probabilistic procedure for the reliability assessment of substation development options
Author_Institution :
Syst. Planning Dept., Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents a systematic procedure for the reliability assessment of substation development options. The procedure is based on a probabilistic cost/benefit analysis and can be used to evaluate different alternatives in terms of both reliability and cost. A commercially available computer program is used to calculate various reliability indices. The technique is applied to analyze 230 kV substation development options for a utility wind interconnection project. The methodology proposed, the indices suggested and the results provided in this paper should prove useful in planning and design of substations for various practical engineering developments.
Keywords :
power system interconnection; power system planning; reliability; substations; commercially available computer program; probabilistic cost; probabilistic procedure; reliability assessment; substation development option; utility wind interconnection project; Layout; Power system reliability; Reliability engineering; Substations; Wind farms; Cons/benefit analysis; probabilistic approach; reliability assessment; substation reliability; wind integration;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Winnipeg, MB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0405-5
DOI :
10.1109/EPEC.2011.6070211
