ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM CONTROL WITH PLANNING OF ENERGY DEMAND AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY USING AMI-BASED DATA ANALYSIS

摘要

A method, apparatus, system and computer program is provided for controlling an electric power system, including implementation of an energy planning process (EPP) system which can be used to plan a voltage control and conservation (VCC) system applied to an electrical distribution connection system (EEDCS). The EPP system plans modifications to the EEDCS as a result of operating the VCC system in the “ON” state, in order to maximize the level of energy conservation achieved by the VCC system control of the EEDCS. The EPP system may also identify potential problems in the EEDCS for correction.

主权项

1. A voltage control and energy conservation system planning technique using linear regression to select the best modifications in an EEDS system to optimize voltage conservation and to provide improved voltage reliability for the following:
an electrical energy delivery system with a substation configured as an electrical supply system supplying power through an electrical distribution system to an electrical usage system for use by electrical usage devices at a plurality of user locations; a meter located at the substation and at least one of the plurality of user locations and configured to generate AMI data based on a measured component of electrical power received by the AMI; and a voltage controller configured to generate an energy delivery parameter based on the AMI data, wherein the substation is further configured to adjust a voltage set point value of the electrical power supplied to the plurality of user locations based on the energy delivery parameter, and wherein the voltage and energy are measured on an interval basis using an energy validation process the change in energy characteristics such as the CVR factor and the energy savings between the voltage at the CVR “ON” set point and the CVR “OFF” set point are measured using a paired t measurement using an optimized pairing process to determine the CVR factor and the energy usage modification for the electrical energy delivery system.