Electricity distribution network design, 2nd ed.

Abstract

Whilst there have been a number of publications specifically covering the generation and transmission of electricity, distribution systems seem to have received less attention. The quality of supply received by the vast majority of customers is directly related to the reliability of the distribution systems supplying them, which itself is a function of the design of these networks. The lower level of load growth experienced in the 1980s requires that the accuracy of distribution network design should be improved in order to optimise capital investment programmes. In addition, technical innovations in the past decade present the design engineer with the opportunity to improve operational efficiency and reduce customer outage times due to network faults and maintenance requirements. The book includes those theoretical and practical aspects which the authors consider are particularly relevant in designing distribution networks; in particular the increasing use of computers in the design and operation of distribution networks.