Distribution grid reconfiguration reduces power losses and helps integrate renewables

Energy Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 260-273

  Lueken, Colleen ^a,b   Carvalho, Pedro M S ^b   Apt, Jay ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Distribution networks; Reconfiguration; Renewables

Indexed keywords

CLOSING SWITCHES; COST DATA; DISTRIBUTION GRID; GRID OPERATORS; LOSS REDUCTION; NET PRESENT VALUE ANALYSIS; OPERATIONAL LOSS; POWER LINES; POWER-LOSSES; RECONFIGURABLE NETWORK; RECONFIGURATION; RENEWABLE GENERATION; RENEWABLES; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; TEST NETWORK;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY POLICY;

PROFITABILITY;

ENERGY RESOURCE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; POWER LINE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

EID: 84865007568     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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