Reducing power losses by optimizing equipment locations
Do you realize that power losses in a electrical installation could represent up to 7 % of the electrical consumption ?
LV cables and transformers are the most contributors to these operating losses, around 95 % as shown here below
Of course, low losses transformer can be used to reduce the energy dissipation, a study should then be done to assess the payback period.
There’s also one rule that is sometimes forgotten during the design, it’s mentioned in some standards (French standard – NF – C15-100) or codes of practice: place the transformer and the main low voltage switchboard as close as possible to their load centre (centre of gravity of the consumers).
Most of the time, you can reduce up to 30% the losses and consequently carbon emissions while using less cables that’s to say less investment costs. For example, the design in such a way for a food and beverage plant will save 120 k€ over 15 years and to divide almost by 3 the quantity of installed cables.
However, it’s not always possible to choose the location of the transformer and the main switchboard because it’s sometimes imposed by the architect but this rule can also be applied to the sub-distribution boards, and contribute then to reduce the power losses between these switchboards and their supplied consumers.
An electrical Software such as ID-Spec Large can help to determine the best location of the electrical equipment according to the implementation of the consumers on the CAD building layout (see the blue circle that represents the load centre of the MV/LV substation) and give an indicator of the quantity of cables during the design of the electrical installation.
ID-spec-large-software
For more explanation go to chapter D of the “Electrical Installation Guide”
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CALCULATION OF WIRE SIZE ?????
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Cable size calculation depend up on too many factos, there is ready mde calculation
current=vtg/total load
current=power/vtg
depending upon current rating we calculate wire size.
Calculations of cross section areas are performed accoding to IEC364 std (electrical installation in buildings) with a 3% max voltage drop for each cable
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What about using chapter D mentionned in my article
i want deep knowledge about power quality and active power filter for power quality improvement. factors affecting power quality, methods for improving power quality.
you can read the section of this blog called power quality
I just joined this forum, I’m trying to help a company that is cumsuming 2/3 of power of the whole country. They manufacture metal. They take so much power they had to build the manufature right next to power plant! I want to investigate in how I can reduce power consumtion for them. Can you send me a link of that article or website.
The cable size is increased depends upon the carrying current not voltage. In every high load added the capacitor the powerfactor will improve and to avoid more losses.
arunprasad,
If the load doesn’t have a compacitor I assume the will make the difference. What formula do I need to decide what type of compacitor that I need. Also, if the load has a compacitor already, can I add additonal compacitor parrallel or in series? Thanks for your imput.
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Jean, how about short cicuit capacity? become shorter cable Z become low and short circuit capacity will be high, did you consider about it because we should pay more for electrical device/protection that have higher short circut capacity.
Yes andi, you’re right
Reducing cable lenghts could lead sometimes to increase the short-circuit capacity of circuit breakers, but this overcost is far less important than the cost savings you may achieve by optimizing cables quantity
Reducing cable quantity leads also to reduce manpower and cable trays and this is usually a big part of the electrical installation cost.
Most of the time, it’s a win-win approach…you reduce capital expenditure (by reducing cable quantity) and operational expenditure (by reducing losses)
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it can be improved by usng static VAR compensator but if u have better idea about this pls do inform me too… thanking u…
Yes, capacitor banks reduce also power losses in cable sand transformers as it reduce the apparent power
i think that this could have a real impact only if you consider local power factor correction (close to the motors)…for global power factor correction, power losses reduction may be negligible
im new here and i want to ask if theres a big impact in the system loss if voltage regulators were installed in the distribution system… thank you and will wait for any responce…
actually treating voltage regulator for loss reduction can be in both ways. It can help reduce loss but also it is a greater contributor to loss is misused.
http://www.powersystemsloss.com/2011/10/minimizing-voltage-regulator-losses.html
Power loss can be achived by these ways,
-energy efficiant transformers very closer to the MV panels.
-Maximum utilisation of cable capacity
-by providing APFC capacitor units
-lighting atomation-by sensors
-by good ventilation
-periodic cheking of inter connections-checking major terminal connections
-by providing harmonic filters
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Hello kanwal,
Please could you make your comment or your question more clear, we really do not understand what do you mean ? if you don’t, this is of no use …
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I Want to know about loss reduction in electric distribution network.
You may read the chapter D from the Electrical Installation Guide
http://www.electrical-installation.org/wiki/MV_%26_LV_architecture_selection_guide
For further details, please be more specific …what do u want to know exactly
JPaul
you can start by reading this step-by-step procedure in reducing loss in electric utilities.
http://www.powersystemsloss.com/search/label/LOSS%20MANAGEMENT%20PROCEDURE
i want to know about the output ogf distribution transformer calulation
could you please clarify “ogf”?
what is power loss reduction in electric power distribution networks
In electrical networks, there are “power losses” in cables, transformers … because the electric current going through these conductors generates heat that is dissipated in the air. So part of the electric energy that you consume (and pay to your electricity provider) is just lost in heat dissipated, not used to power your loads.
Power loss reduction means trying to minimize these losses, as explained in the article
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Dear Sirs,
Could you please advice me on how to calculate a building load and how to specify a suitable stand-by generator for that building.Also how to calculate suitable cables and wires X-sectional areas..etc ?
Thanks & Best regards
Hi friends,
I’m to do a final year project on loss reduction in a distribution network using MATLAB/simulink . Ihave limited ideas however so I’m seeking some assistance.
Thanks in advance for your support
Dear Mr Otis!
Possible idea is reducing losses by increasing cross section of coductors (cost analysis). Another one idea is reducing losses by reducing assimetry by phases (unbalanced load) – simulations what happens in four wire low voltage distribution system (three phases and neutral) – load and/or power factor unbalance. Third idea is connected with second idea – unbalanced load losses in three phase distribution MV/LV transformers with different vector groups for example Dy and Yz and assimetry transfer form LV to MV voltage level.
If you need any further assistance, ask again!
Best regards, Sinisa Spremic!
There are actual many ways in reducing the losses in an electrical system. To name a few, you can do this through load balancing, wire upgrades etc. Loss reduction in Electric Distribution Utility does not differ that much if applied to home and commercial buildings.
hw the power losses in transmission line is reduced? i take this in my project? i do it or not mam or other research in e.e.e is i take ah?
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