Loss reduction experiences in electric power distribution companies of Iran

Energy Procedia

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages 1392-1397

  Arefi, Ali ^a   Olamaei, Javad ^a   Yavartalab, Akbar ^b   Keshtkar, Hesam ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Power Generation   (Iran)

^c AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Electric distribution networks; Investment cost; Loss reduction

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER; INVESTMENT COST; INVESTMENT COSTS; LOSS RATES; LOSS REDUCTION; STANDARD DEVIATION; THREE PARAMETERS;

COST ENGINEERING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; STATISTICS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COST REDUCTION;

EID: 84858400203     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.12.1107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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