A statistical method to minimize electrical energy losses in a local electricity distribution network

Author

Fourie, J.W. ; Calmeyer, J.E.

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

15-17 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

667

Abstract

A focus area of energy management research is the reduction of electrical energy losses occurring in an electricity distribution network. These losses are the technical and nontechnical losses. Reducing these losses ensure that the cost of electricity to customers will be reduced and in turn the efficiency of the distribution network will be improved. The model developed minimizes the nontechnical electrical energy losses of an electrical distribution network. This model simulates the electrical distribution network and includes different parameters that calculate the estimated technical losses of the electricity distribution network. The model is used as a base for developing a strategy that minimizes the electrical energy losses of an electrical distribution network.

Keywords

distribution networks; losses; minimisation; statistical analysis; electrical energy loss minimisation; electricity distribution network; energy management research; nontechnical loss; statistical method; technical loss; Conducting materials; Costs; Dielectric losses; Energy loss; Environmental economics; Intelligent networks; Large Hadron Collider; Power generation; Power generation economics; Statistical analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AFRICON, 2004. 7th AFRICON Conference in Africa

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8605-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRICON.2004.1406768

Filename

1406768