Reactive management a key to survival in the 1990s

Author

Nedwick, P. ; Mistr, A.F., Jr. ; Croasdale, E.B.

Author_Institution

Virginia Power Co., Richmond, VA, USA

Volume

10

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1036

Lastpage

1043

Abstract

Capital constraints, regulatory pressure and increased economy transfers between companies have prompted increased loading of the interconnected transmission and distribution systems. The goal of a Reactive Management Program is to improve the utilization of the interconnected transmission and distribution systems, and provide reliable and low cost service to customers. This paper describes a method to develop a Reactive Management Program. Also included is a description of a system using this philosophy that performed efficiently during an extreme operating condition in June of 1989

Keywords

distribution networks; power system control; power system interconnection; power system stability; reactive power control; Reactive Management Program; asset utilisation; capital constraints; economy transfers; interconnected distribution systems; interconnected system loading; interconnected transmission systems; power factor; regulatory pressure; voltage collapse; Capacitors; Energy management; Power generation; Power system interconnection; Power system management; Power system reliability; Power system stability; Power systems; Reactive power; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.387949

Filename

387949