Siting distributed generation to defer T&D expansion

Author

Brown, Richard E. ; Pan, Jiuping ; Feng, Xiaoming ; Koutlev, Krassimir

Author_Institution

ABB Power T&D Co. Inc, Raleigh, NC, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

622

Abstract

Distributed generation (DG) offers an attractive alternative to T&D expansion. Instead of expanding existing substations, building new transmission lines, and building new substations, DG can be used to accommodate new load growth and provide relief for overloaded components. Additional attractive features include: low capital cost, low fuel cost, low O&M cost, modularity, ease in siting and short lead times. This paper presents a successive elimination algorithm capable of identifying the number, size and location of distributed generators needed to optimally defer T&D expansion. This algorithm is applied to a utility test system and results are discussed

Keywords

electric power generation; power distribution; power transmission; T&D expansion deferment; deferred investments; distributed generation siting; elimination algorithm; expansion planning; low O&M cost; low capital cost; low fuel cost; modularity; network capacity expansion algorithm; new load growth; overloaded components relief; successive elimination algorithm; utility test system; Capacity planning; Costs; Distributed control; Electronic mail; Investments; Power generation; Process planning; Samarium; Substations; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2001 IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7285-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2001.971309

Filename

971309