Abstract:
A method of operating an electrical feeder (4) permits the electrical feeder voltage to be maintained at the minimum voltage within a voltage range based upon dynamic grouping together of electrical generators (16A, 16B, 16C, 16D) on the electrical feeder with demand response loads on the electrical feeder. A method of assessing the proper operation of a voltage control device (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) on the electrical feeder involves detecting a number of properties of the electrical power in the electrical feeder both prior to and subsequent to a change in an operational parameter of a voltage control device. An expected effect upon the electrical feeder of one or more distributed generators is filtered from this in order to determine a net effect of the voltage control device itself on the electrical feeder. Based upon the detected net effect and a predicted baseline effect for the voltage control device, it can be determined whether the voltage control device is functioning properly.
Abstract:
A method of operating an electrical feeder (4) permits the electrical feeder voltage to be maintained at the minimum voltage within a voltage range based upon dynamic grouping together of electrical generators (16A, 16B, 16C, 16D) on the electrical feeder with demand response loads on the electrical feeder. A method of assessing the proper operation of a voltage control device (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) on the electrical feeder involves detecting a number of properties of the electrical power in the electrical feeder both prior to and subsequent to a change in an operational parameter of a voltage control device. An expected effect upon the electrical feeder of one or more distributed generators is filtered from this in order to determine a net effect of the voltage control device itself on the electrical feeder. Based upon the detected net effect and a predicted baseline effect for the voltage control device, it can be determined whether the voltage control device is functioning properly.