BC Hydro's experience on voltage VAR optimization in distribution system

2010 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Smart Solutions for a Changing World

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Dabic, Valentina ^a   Siew, Cheong ^a   Peralta, Jamie ^a   Acebedo, Dennis ^a  

^a BC HYDRO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distribution management system (DMS); Distribution system; Energy efficiency; Smart grid; Smart metering infrastructure (SMI); Voltage VAR optimization (VVO)

Indexed keywords

AS DISTRIBUTION; CONSERVATION TARGETS; DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY SAVING; FIELD EXPERIENCE; LOSSES REDUCTION; POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS; SMART GRID; SMART METERING; VOLTAGE REGULATIONS;

DIAMONDS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; VALUE ENGINEERING; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77954767229     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/TDC.2010.5484276     Document Type: Conference Paper

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