Distribution transformer cost evaluation methodology incorporating environmental cost

IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 861-872

  Georgilakis, P S ^a   Amoiralis, E I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS NTUA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EVALUATIONS; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY MARKETS; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; GHG EMISSION; POWER SYSTEMS; TRANSFORMER LOSS;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; POWER TRANSFORMERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COSTS;

EID: 77956553274     PISSN: 17518687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2009.0638     Document Type: Article

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