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Corresponding Author

Abdelfattah A. Eladl

Subject Area

Electrical Engineering

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

Electricity energy is the most convenient and efficient form of energy transmission and conversion. Nonetheless, losses take place while electrical power is traveling from power stations through transmission and distribution networks to the loads. Despite the high efficiency of electrical transmission and distribution networks, the huge amounts of power moving through these networks make the financial loss due to the lost energy very high and its management becomes a critical consideration for both utility providers and regulatory bodies. The efficient management of losses encompasses two major functions: the first is running the system in a way that minimizes the losses; the second is to fairly allocate the losses to the power system users. Equitable allocation of the losses is a pivotal aspect of ensuring the fair operation of the power system. This paper presents a new method for loss allocation in the distribution system. The method is based on circuit theory and is free of any assumptions or arbitrariness and allocates losses in a transparent and explainable way. The paper presents the details and the derivation of the new components of the proposed methodology along with application to two test cases. The two test cases used are the 28-bus radial system and the 70-bus meshed system. The method is compared with three of the common loss allocation methods and proved to be suitable for all distribution systems with any configuration.

Keywords

Loss Allocation; Flow tracing; Distribution systems; Distributed Generation.

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