Value-based reliability evaluation of electric distribution systems

Author

Billinton, Roy ; Aweya, James ; Wacker, Garry

Author_Institution

Saskatchewan Univ., Saskatoon, Sask., Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

6/15/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

107

Lastpage

114

Abstract

The authors describe the evaluation of the worth or value of distribution system reliability using quantitative reliability analysis and customer interruption costs. The ability to assess reliability worth makes it possible to optimize the reliability of a system by comparing the reliability worth with the associated system investment costs. The analyses include an evaluation of the reliability of different design/operating configurations of a distribution system and the corresponding reliability worths at the customer level. The reliability of each system configuration is evaluated in terms of the system performance indices and the expected customer outage costs due to power interruptions.

Keywords

distribution networks; economics; power system reliability; customer interruption costs; electric distribution systems; expected customer outage costs; investment costs; power interruptions; quantitative reliability analysis; value-based reliability evaluation; Circuits; Cost function; Design optimization; Economic indicators; Government; Investments; Performance evaluation; Power system analysis computing; Power system reliability; Substations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

WESCANEX 93. 'Communications, Computers and Power in the Modern Environment.' Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

Saskatoon, Sask., Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1319-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WESCAN.1993.270561

Filename

270561