Hydro-QuÃ©bec´s Economic and Technical Approach to Justify its Distribution Automation Program

Author

Simard, G. ; Chartrand, D.

Author_Institution

Distrib. Strategic Planning Eng., Hydro-Quebec, Montreal, QC

fYear

2007

fDate

24-28 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper describes Hydro-Quebec´s economic and technical approach for the justification of the automation of its distribution network. After defining Hydro-Quebec´s vision of the distribution automation system, this paper will explain all the studies made by Hydro-Quebec to justify its project. These studies compare conventional methods to improve the network performance with distribution automation. Then it covers specifically reliability improvement to define the best deployment scheme of distribution automation. Finally the paper explains the different domains covered by the Distribution Automation business case.

Keywords

distribution networks; hydroelectric power stations; power system reliability; Hydro-Quebec´s vision; distribution automation; distribution network; economic approach; reliability; technical approach; Automatic control; Business; Capacitors; Control systems; Power generation economics; Power system reliability; Robotics and automation; Strategic planning; Substation automation; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2007. IEEE

Conference_Location

Tampa, FL

ISSN

1932-5517

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1296-X

Electronic_ISBN

1932-5517

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2007.385582

Filename

4275464