Energy Engineering : Power Distribution Automation

Power Distribution Automation shows how energy providers can deliver a reliable, good quality power supply to customers, while reducing operational costs by using a Distribution Automation (DA) system.Essential reading for anyone working in power engineering and distribution automation, this book provides a detailed description of all the major components of a DA system, including communication infrastructure and analysis tools. Topics covered include: *communication systems for distribution automation *load flow analysis; short circuit analysis *state estimation *feeder reconfiguration for loss reduction *service restoration and load balancing *volt-var control *fault location *fault type identification *economic analysis/cost benefit analysisThe book concludes by showing how DA has been implemented in practice, using a case study from Enexis, one of the major distribution system operators in The Netherlands.