Capacity Planning Module
Test various loading and control scenarios to address capacity bottlenecks, mitigate equipment failure, and support DER integration Read more
Description:
Test various loading and control scenarios to address capacity bottlenecks, mitigate equipment failure, and support DER integration
Features
Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Integration
- Simulate scenarios for distributed, mid-point, end-of-line, and manual PV placement
- Optimize energy storage placement and size to support PV integration or reduce peak loading
- Calculate risk of voltage fluctuation and reverse power flow to determine hosting capacity
Transformer Loss of Life
- Determine transformer degradation using historical loading and physical characteristics
- Calculate peak demand contributions for all meters belonging to a transformer
- Gauge impact of moving meters to neighboring transformers or right-sizing transformer
- Calculate cost-benefit analysis of replacing transformer
- Visualize transformer loading profile, heatmap, and duration curve
Power Flow Simulation
- Model system state, meter load, and switch status as operated or as planned at any point in time
- Allocate load and power factor for individual customers or across circuit
- Re-conductor circuits by line code to determine impact on overloading and technical loss
- Optimize regulator and capacitor control settings to flatten voltage profile across circuit
- Compare analysis results to holistically assess technical impact of various approaches
- Visualize asset and meter load profile, heatmap, and duration curve
Outage Prediction
- Identify areas at risk of outage based on distribution of meter reporting momentary outages
- Rank potential outage by level of impact to prioritize vegetation management efforts
Availability
- Global
