Avoided losses on LV networks as a result of microgeneration

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Costa, PM (Author) Other; Manuel Matos (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Electric Power Systems Research

Vol. 79 No. 4

Pages: 629-634

ISSN: 0378-7796

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-003-M0V

DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2008.09.014

Abstract (EN): In the scope of the discussions about microgeneration (and microgrids), the avoided electrical losses are often pointed out as an important value to be credited to those entities. Therefore, methods to assess the impact of microgeneration on losses must be developed in order to support the definition of a suitable regulatory framework for the economic integration of microgeneration on distribution networks. This paper presents an analytical method to quantify the value of avoided losses that microgeneration may produce on LV networks. Intervals of expected avoided losses are used to account for the variation of avoided losses due to the number, size and location of microgenerators, as well as for the kind of load distribution on LV networks.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6