Electric power distribution reliability / Richard E. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Richard E., 1969-

Contributor:

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Series:

Power engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric power distribution--High tension--Reliability.

Electric power distribution.

Electric power distribution--High tension.

Reliability.

Physical Description:

xvi, 484 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2009]

Summary:

Due to its high impact on the cost of electricity and its direct correlation with customer satisfaction, distribution reliability continues to be one of the most important topics in the electric power industry. Continuing in the unique tradition of the bestselling first edition, Electric Power Distribution Reliability, Second Edition consolidates all pertinent topics on electric power distribution reliability into one comprehensive volume balancing theory, practical knowledge, and real world applications.

Updated and expanded with new information on benchmarking, system hardening, underground conversion, and aging infrastructure, this timely reference enables you to: Manage aging infrastructure, Harden electric power distribution systems, Avoid common benchmarking pitfalls, Apply effective risk management. The electric power industry will continue to make distribution system reliability and customer-level reliability a top priority. Presenting a wealth of useful knowledge, Electric Power Distribution Reliability, Second Edition remains the only book that is completely dedicated to this important topic.

Contents:

1 Distribution Systems 1

1.1 Generation, Transmission, and Distribution 1

1.2 Distribution Substations 8

1.3 Primary Distribution Systems 15

1.4 Secondary Distribution Systems 26

1.5 Load Characteristics 28

1.6 Distribution Operations 33

2 Reliability Metrics and Indices 41

2.1 Power Quality, Reliability, and Availability 41

2.2 Reliability Indices 51

2.3 Customer Cost of Reliability 82

2.4 Reliability Targets 90

2.5 History of Reliability Indices 97

3 Interruption Causes 107

3.1 Equipment Failures 107

3.2 Animals 127

3.3 Severe Weather 133

3.4 Trees 150

3.5 Human Factors 155

3.6 Most Common Causes 157

4 Component Modeling 163

4.1 Component Reliability Parameters 163

4.2 Failure Rates and Bathtub Curves 165

4.3 Probability Distribution Functions 167

4.4 Fitting Curves to Measured Data 176

4.5 Component Reliability Data 182

5 System Modeling 191

5.1 System Events and System States 192

5.2 Event Independence 195

5.3 Network Modeling 196

5.4 Markov Modeling 200

5.5 Analytical Simulation for Radial Systems 206

5.6 Analytical Simulation for Network Systems 232

5.7 Monte Carlo Simulation 241

5.8 Other Methodologies 258

6 System Analysis 265

6.1 Model Reduction 265

6.2 System Calibration 272

6.3 System Analysis 277

6.4 Improving Reliability 285

6.5 Storm Hardening 301

6.6 Conversion of Overhead to Underground 307

6.7 Economic Analysis 317

6.8 Marginal Benefit-to-Cost Analysis 325

6.9 Comprehensive Example 333

7 System Optimization 361

7.1 Overview of Optimization 361

7.2 Discrete Optimization Methods 371

7.3 Knowledge-Based Systems 385

7.4 Optimization Applications 392

7.5 Final Thoughts on Optimization 418

8 Aging Infrastructure 425

8.1 Equipment Aging 425

8.2 Equipment Age Profiles 426

8.3 Population Aging Behavior 428

8.4 Age and Increasing Failure Rates 432

8.5 Inspection, Repair, and Replacement 438

8.6 State of the Industry 441.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

ISBN:

9780849375675

0849375673

OCLC:

313018875