EPRI Volt/Var Workshop marks start of industry-wide project.
Press Release Summary:
Hosted by EPRI, Volt/Var workshop marked beginning of industry-wide project to define load models that can be used to understand benefits and predict savings impacts of new voltage control strategies. During forum, 10 different utilities described their voltage control strategies, and discussions focused on issues that need to be solved in the industry. Over 60 people participated in workshop, which followed EPRI Power Quality and Smart Distribution conference.
Original Press Release:
EPRI Volt / Var Workshop Marks Start of Industry-Wide Project
The Electric Power Research Institute hosted a Volt/Var workshop in Quebec recently. This workshop marked the beginning of an industry-wide project to define load models that can be used to understand the benefits and predict the savings impacts of new voltage control strategies.
During the forum 10 different utilities described their voltage control strategies. Discussions focused on issues that need to be solved in the industry. Over 60 people participated in this workshop, which followed the EPRI Power Quality and Smart Distribution conference.
Tom Rizy, chairman of the new IEEE Volt/Var task force participated and discussed the various activities of this effort which will help address some of these industry issues. One of the most important issues is the need for the development of consistent load models. This includes voltage response characteristics, so that accurate assessments of system impacts of new investments in voltage control can be made. The EPRI-led collaborative effort is addressing this and will be coordinated with the IEEE Volt/Var task force so the results can be shared throughout the industry.
If you would like to learn more about details of the workshop, I can arrange for a discussion with EPRI program manager Karen Forsten.
Don Kintner
EPRI
dkintner@epri.com
704-595-2506
