Integrating engineering and economic analysis for conservation voltage reduction

Proceedings of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Transmission and Distribution Conference

Volumn 2, Issue SUMMER, 2002, Pages 725-730

  Fletcher, Robert H ^a   Saeed, Ajmal ^b  

^a Snohomish County PUD No 1 ^*  (United States)

^b AdvanticaStoner   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost ratio; Conservation voltage reduction; Customer load profiles; Distribution system analysis; Distribution system efficiency; Economic performance; Geographical information system (GIS); Line drop compensation; Project feasibility

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CONSERVATION VOLTAGE REDUCTION (CVR);

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0038338670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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