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Advantages
Lower Opex by saving fossil fuels
Lower Capex by reducing upfront investment
Reduced Water usage
Lower Carbon Emissions
Reduce Technical Losses by providing power in load centers
and resistive losses in transformers and overhead lines
Technical Benefit from DRE
Dynamic Stability from Wind Turbines that utilizes Power
Electronics with Doubly Fed Induction Generators
essentially improving stability by providing more control
over dampening of disturbances
Reactive Powers provided by inverters backed systems
can be locally used to adjust for changes in
requirements of reactive power flow compared to
capacitors providing more operational flexibility
Increased reactive powers provided by DG can give
more room for active power flow inside transmission
network
Function of Distribution Automation
Consists of using algorithms such as feeder load
management
Volt/VAR optimization on data provided by sensors
Fault flow indicators to remotely control the field
devices such as re-closers, smart switches
Optimize network operations
Increase reliability and improve outage management
Outage Management (FLISR)
FLISR: Fault Indication, Isolation and Service Restoration
11kV Feeders are traditionally protected from the grid
based on Over Current and distance protection (on
T/Ls). All faults are cleared using switch gear operation
reducing life of equipment
Manual Identification of faults and clearing requires
skilled man-power and time
Installation of automation devices such as smart
disconnectors can automatically restore faults