Title :
A method for cost benefit analysis of distribution automation
Author :
Lehtonen, Matti ; Kupari, Sampsa
Author_Institution :
VTT, Finland
Abstract :
This paper presents a computer based method for general comparison and planning of distribution automation (DA) systems. The functions considered include several applications of fault management and distribution network operation optimization. In the paper, the computation of DA benefits is first discussed. The breakdown of DA costs is then discussed. It is shown, that both the costs and the benefits of different functions partly are overlapping, which must be taken into account in the feasibility analysis. Some computation results for Finnish distribution companies are given
Keywords :
cost-benefit analysis; distribution networks; economics; power system analysis computing; power system control; power system planning; Finnish distribution companies; computer based method; cost benefit analysis; distribution automation costs; distribution automation planning; distribution network operation optimization; fault management; feasibility analysis; Application software; Automation; Computer network management; Cost benefit analysis; Cost function; Distributed computing; Electric breakdown; Software packages; Switches; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Management and Power Delivery, 1995. Proceedings of EMPD '95., 1995 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2981-3
DOI :
10.1109/EMPD.1995.500699
