LAPSE:2023.29326
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LAPSE:2023.29326
Technical Loss Calculation in Distribution Grids Using Equivalent Minimum Order Networks and an Iterative Power Factor Correction Procedure
Carlos Eduardo Moreira Rodrigues, Maria Emilia de Lima Tostes, Ubiratan Holanda Bezerra, Thiago Mota Soares, Edson Ortiz de Matos, Lázaro Serra Soares Filho, Elaine Cristina dos Santos Silva, Michel Ferreira Rendeiro, Carlos Jeferson da Silva Moura
April 13, 2023
Energy losses are a fundamental issue in the electricity distribution sector, being an inevitable consequence of transporting energy from supplying sources to consumers’ installations and are becoming one of the factors to be considered in planning and operation of electrical distribution networks. So, electrical distribution losses must be continuously monitored so that they are kept within acceptable levels to ensure the business profitability as well as the good power quality of supplied energy. In this context, this work introduces a modified methodology for technical losses calculation with the application of the concept of reduced equivalent networks, via definition of an Equivalent Operational Impedance, taking as a starting point the electrical network modeling in the Open Distribution System Simulator (OpenDSS). The losses calculation also considers customer’s energy billing measurement data, measurements of injected energy and power factor at the feeder’s coupling bus at the substation, also considering measurement campaigns to characterize the load consumption profiles for working days, Saturdays and Sundays. The proposed methodology disaggregates energy injections in billed energy, technical and non-technical losses parcels, and presents, as the results have demonstrated, a good precision in the proposed calculation procedures.
Keywords
electric distribution systems, Equivalent Operational Impedance (EOI), non-technical losses, technical losses
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Moreira Rodrigues CE, de Lima Tostes ME, Holanda Bezerra U, Mota Soares T, Ortiz de Matos E, Serra Soares Filho L, dos Santos Silva EC, Ferreira Rendeiro M, Jeferson da Silva Moura C. Technical Loss Calculation in Distribution Grids Using Equivalent Minimum Order Networks and an Iterative Power Factor Correction Procedure. (2023). LAPSE:2023.29326
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Moreira Rodrigues CE: Electrical Engineering Faculty, Institute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
de Lima Tostes ME: Electrical Engineering Faculty, Institute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
Holanda Bezerra U: Electrical Engineering Faculty, Institute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
Mota Soares T: Electrical Engineering Faculty, Institute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil [ORCID]
Ortiz de Matos E: Electrical Engineering Faculty, Institute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
Serra Soares Filho L: Equatoria Energia Pará, Belém, PA 66823-010, Brazil
dos Santos Silva EC: Equatoria Energia Pará, Belém, PA 66823-010, Brazil
Ferreira Rendeiro M: Equatoria Energia Pará, Belém, PA 66823-010, Brazil
Jeferson da Silva Moura C: Equatoria Energia Pará, Belém, PA 66823-010, Brazil
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Energies
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14
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3
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646
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2021
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2021-01-27
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1996-1073
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