Reliability modeling of gas and electric power distribution systems; similarities and differences

Author

Helseth, Arild ; Holen, Arne T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Power Eng., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim

fYear

2006

fDate

11-15 June 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Due to the introduction of alternative energy carriers, such as district heating and natural gas, the Norwegian energy system is becoming more complex. Assessing the reliability of electrical distribution systems is a mature field of research, but limited work has been carried out concerning the reliability of distribution systems for alternative energy carriers. This paper proposes a methodology for assessing the reliability of natural gas distribution systems based on experiences drawn from similar analysis of electrical power distribution systems. A simple test case is presented for illustrative purposes and the basic load-point reliability indices of average interruption rate, average outage time and average annual outage time are found

Keywords

natural gas technology; power distribution reliability; Norwegian energy system; alternative energy carriers; district heating; electric power distribution systems; load-point reliability index; natural gas distribution systems; reliability modeling; Compressors; Energy consumption; Natural gas; Pipelines; Power distribution; Power engineering; Power system interconnection; Power system modeling; Power system planning; Power system reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, 2006. PMAPS 2006. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Stockholm

Print_ISBN

978-91-7178-585-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PMAPS.2006.360422

Filename

4202385