1. Electrical Losses Reduction in the UK Isle of Wight 11 kV Distribution Network—Case Study.
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Vegunta, Sarat Chandra, Barlow, Mick J., Hawkins, David, Steele, Alistair, and Reid, Stewart A.
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ELECTRIC power distribution ,ELECTRIC networks ,NET present value ,ELECTRIC transformers - Abstract
This paper summarizes simulation based technical feasibility and cost benefit analyses of a range of off-the-shelf electrical losses reduction intervention solutions in the Isle of Wight (IoW) 11 kV distribution network in the United Kingdom (UK), assessed over a period of 45 years. Based on presented results, the paper provides a brief commentary on the merits, drawbacks, risks and recommendations associated with each considered network intervention. Among considered network interventions, the transformer auto stop-start scheme, where one of the transformers among a pair at a primary substation would be switched depending on the substation's varying load, was found to be the optimal solution, i.e., in reducing technical losses significantly and may also have a reasonable Net Present Value (NPV) with a good rate of Return on Investment (RoI) when fully implemented. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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