Capacity Planning Module

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