Power System Simulation Lab Department of EEE

Load Curve and Load Duration Curve

Aim:

To plot load curve and load duration curve and determine total energy, average load, load
factor, maximum demand.

Software used:

MATLAB 7.5 version

Formula used:

(1) Connected load = ∑ (all loads )

(2) Maximum demand = highest load
(3) Demand factor = maximum demand / connected load
(4) Total energy = ∑ ( load in MW * time interval )
(5) Average load = total energy/24
(6) Load factor = average load / maximum demand

THEORY:

The load flow studies involve the solution of power system network under steady state
condition. The solution is obtained by the certain intently constrains improved on voltage and
relative power of the system. The information obtained from a load flow study are magnitude
and phase factor magnitude of voltage. For each value has equal reactive power following in
such line, the load flow and gives the condition of the system when the behavior of the system is
to be studied. Thus the load curve and load duration curve between the load flow and gives the
condition of the system of the certain inequality on the voltage and reactive power of the system.

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FLOW CHART:
START

READ NO OF
LOADS/
INTERVAL

INITIALISE Cl=0 , te = 0

i=0

READ THE DATAS

1) STARING VALUE OF Increment the interval

TIME
2) ENDING VALUE OF
TIME
3) LOAD IN MW

IS THIS LAST
INTERVAL

NUMBER

CALCULATE
md,cl,df

CALCULATE
TOTAL ENERGY

ENTER THE CHOICE

PLOT THE LOAD PLOT THE LOAD

CURVE DURATION CURVE

STOP

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EXERCISE:
Draw the load curve and calculate maximum demand average load for following data.

Time Load
0-2 6
2-6 5
6-9 10
9-12 15
12-14 12
14-16 14
16-18 16
18-20 18
20-22 16
22-23 12
23-24 6

From the data,

Total connected load =130MW
Maximum demand =18MW
Demand factor =Max. Demand / Connected Load
=18/30
=0.1385
Total energy = (6*2) + (5*4) + (10*3) + (15*3) + (12*2) + (14*2) + (16*2) +
(18*2) + (16*2) + (12*1) + (16*1)
=277
Average load =277/24
=11.54
Load factor =(Average Load)/(maximum demand)
=11.54/18
=0.64

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Algorithm:
STEP 1: Start
STEP 2: Initialize the connected load and total energy
STEP 3: Read the data’s
(i) Number of intervals
(ii) Starting time and ending time interval
(iii) Load values
STEP 4: Calculate the following using formulae
(i) Connected load
(ii) Maximum demand
(iii) Demand factor
(iv) Total energy
(v) Average load
(vi) Load factor
STEP 5: Print the values
STEP 6: Draw the load curve and load duration curve
STEP 7: Stop

RESULT:
The load curve is plotted and determines total energy, average load, load factor,
maximum demand is determined.

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