Title :
Distribution Efficiency voltage optimization supports lowest cost new resource
Author_Institution :
R. W. Beck, an SAIC Co., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The Distribution Efficiency Initiative consisted of two independent projects. The load research project monitored and controlled the voltage at 395 homes, whereas the pilot demonstration project monitored and controlled the voltage at the substation/feeder level. The study concluded by employing distribution efficiencies and voltage optimization energy, demand, and showed that reactive power could be reduced without adversely impacting customers at a cost of 1 to 5 mills per kilowatt-hour saved (1 mill = $0.001).
Keywords :
distribution networks; optimisation; voltage control; distribution efficiencies; distribution efficiency voltage optimization; feeder; lowest cost new resource; reactive power; substation; voltage control; voltage optimization energy; Conservation Voltage Regulation; Distributed Generation; Distribution Efficiency; Power Distribution; Var Management; Voltage Control; Voltage Optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6549-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2010.5590142
