Voltage Variation Optimisation

The problem

Absence of a reliable centralised system to track voltage variations in customer’s distribution networks.

Challenge

To optimize supply voltage against fluctuations.

Objectives

• Achieve loss reduction and voltage level improvements.
• Help prevent various kinds of damages to equipment arising from voltage fluctuations.
• As an extremely important side result, reduce carbon footprint due to reduced CO2 emissions.

Solution

Our long-standing expertise in working with power companies got great results for the client. We offered a real-time software ETAP. This software modelled and mapped the network. From there, the ETAP Voltage Variation Optimization (VVO) engine results were used. That led to loss reduction and voltage level improvements.

The effective implementation of the solution saved a huge amount of money in terms of prevention of loss that would have otherwise happened due to voltage fluctuations. In the solution we offered, VVO recommendations can be requested as required. A higher-level supervisory mode lets ETAP VVO engine provide recommendations. Controls and actions based on these recommendations can be passed for the Conservation Voltage Reduction. This chain of activity saves considerable energy at lower costs.