Electric utilities are seeking to improve the overall efficiency and performance of the distribution system while helping to achieve energy and demand savings. Distribution volt-var optimization (VVO) can play a major role in accomplishing these objectives while maintaining safety, preserving assets, and meeting all operating constraints such as loading and voltage levels. Initial studies and experience show there is significant potential for energy savings, demand management and loss reduction through improved management of distribution voltage profiles and reactive power flow. Consistent methods are needed for verifying the benefits achieved by VVO systems that have already been implemented. Guidelines for modeling system loads as well as distributed resources and their response to voltage and var changes are needed along with methods for performing the evaluations to estimate total benefits. These benefits can then be evaluated as a function of the investment requirements for the improved VVO on a feeder by feeder or substation by substation basis and deployment priorities can be developed.
- Standard Committee
- PE/T&D - Transmission and Distribution
- Status
- Active Standard
- PAR Approval
- 2013-03-06
- Board Approval
- 2022-05-13
- History
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- Published:
- 2022-07-15
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Power and Energy Society
- Standard Committee
- PE/T&D - Transmission and Distribution
- Working Group
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SDWG - Smart Distribution Working Group
- IEEE Program Manager
- Christian Orlando
Contact Christian Orlando - Working Group Chair
- Sal Martino
Other Activities From This Working Group
Current projects that have been authorized by the IEEE SA Standards Board to develop a standard.
P1854
IEEE Draft Guide for Smart Distribution Applications
This guide categorizes important smart distribution applications, develops descriptions of the critical functions involved, defines important components of these systems, and provides examples of the systems that can be considered as part of distribution management systems or other smart distribution systems.
P3102
IEEE Draft Standard for Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR) Data Collection and Management Procedures
Utilities face challenges in conducting measurement and verification in CVR deployed feeders. A standard is needed to provide procedures for electric utilities to determine the value of their CVR programs, define parameters for regulatory reporting, and define standardized verification methodology selection based on standard data collection methodologies. The purpose of this standard is to specify CVR data management and collection procedures for use by the electric utility industry to enable improved system operation.The stakeholders for this standard include Electric utilities, Electric utility equipment manufacturers, Software vendors, and Electric utility regulatory commissions.
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1854-2019
IEEE Trial-Use Guide for Smart Distribution Applications
Important smart distribution applications are categorized, descriptions of the critical functions involved are developed, important components of these systems are defined, and examples of the systems that can be considered as part of distribution management systems or other smart distribution systems are provided in this guide.