Title
A Method for Evaluating Volt-VAR Optimization Field Demonstrations
Abstract
In a regulated business environment, a utility must be able to validate that deployed technologies provide quantifiable benefits to the end-use customers. While there are well established procedures for determining the benefits derived from the deployment of traditional technologies, the same procedures do not exist for many emerging technologies. Volt-VAR Optimization is an example of an emerging technology that is being deployed across the nation without a standardized method for determining system performance and benefits. This paper will present a method for the evaluation, and quantification of benefits, for field deployments of Volt-VAR Optimization technologies. In addition to presenting the methodology, the paper will present a summary of results, and observations, from two separate Volt-VAR Optimization field evaluations using the presented method.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/TSG.2014.2308872
Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions  
Keywords
Field
DocType
optimisation,power consumption,power distribution control,voltage control,Volt-VAR optimization field demonstration,distribution system analysis,power system control,voltage control,Distribution system analysis,power system control,voltage control,voltage optimization
Software deployment,Power control,Voltage optimisation,Business environment,Control engineering,Electronic engineering,AC power,Emerging technologies,Engineering,Energy consumption,Power consumption
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
4
1949-3053
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.51
0
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kevin Schneider16513.63
Weaver, T.F.220.51