Title :
Economic optimisation of an Australian rural electricity network using automatic circuit reclosers with remote monitoring & control
Author :
Elder, Leith A. ; O´Sullivan, Brian
Author_Institution :
Great Southern Energy, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The use of sophisticated electronics and communications in automatic circuit reclosers has opened the door to far greater creativity in the application of these devices to electricity distribution networks. This paper examines new ways of applying these reclosers to solve old problems and maximise shareholder value added at the same time
Keywords :
optimisation; power distribution economics; power distribution protection; switchgear; Australia; automatic circuit reclosers; economic optimisation; electricity distribution networks; protection devices; remote control; remote monitoring; rural electricity network; Australia; Automatic control; Circuits; Costs; Environmental economics; Fires; Insurance; Power generation economics; Protection; Surges;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference, 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5515-6
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.1999.755370
