Title :
Transmission Corridor Analysis using PTDFs
Author :
Maggio, David J. ; Overbye, Thomas J. ; Liu, Minghai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Abstract :
Subsection 1221(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 calls for a study to determine national interest electric transmission corridors. These corridors are defined as "any geographic area experiencing electric transmission capacity constraints or congestion that adversely affects consumers." This paper presents a method to define a "direct flow" between two hubs using the power transfer distribution factors (PTDFs). With these hubs properly defined, the hope is to be able to assess where these transmission corridors of national significance exist.
Keywords :
power transmission planning; national interest electric transmission corridors; power transfer distribution factors; power transmission lines; transmission capacity constraints; Algorithm design and analysis; Art; Couplings; Energy consumption; Load flow; Power systems; Proposals; Terminology; Voltage; Power Transfer Distribution Factors; Transmission corridors;
Conference_Titel :
Power Symposium, 2006. NAPS 2006. 38th North American
Conference_Location :
Carbondale, IL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0227-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0228-X
DOI :
10.1109/NAPS.2006.360156
