Reliability Benefits of Distributed Generation On Heavily Loaded Feeders

Author

Brown, Richard E.

Author_Institution

InfraSource Technol., Raleigh, NC

fYear

2007

fDate

24-28 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Distributed generation has the potential to reduce equipment loading on distribution feeders, which can potentially eliminate capacity constraints that would otherwise prevent load transfers between feeders. This paper investigates this reliability aspect of distributed generation by examining the reliability of a test system for three different load duration curves representative of residential loading, commercial/industrial loading, and central business district loading.

Keywords

distributed power generation; load distribution; power distribution reliability; power generation reliability; central business district loading; commercial/industrial loading; distributed generation reliability; distribution feeders; load duration curves; residential loading; test system; Batteries; Business; Distributed control; Distributed power generation; Load flow; Power generation; Power system reliability; Standby generators; Substations; System testing; distributed generation; distribution reliability; load duration curve;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2007. IEEE

Conference_Location

Tampa, FL

ISSN

1932-5517

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1296-X

Electronic_ISBN

1932-5517

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2007.386257

Filename

4276023