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Distribution System
Modeling and Analysis
with MATLAB®
and WindMil®
This Fifth Edition includes new sections on electric vehicle loads and the impact they
have on voltage drop and transformers in distribution systems. A new and improved
tape-shield cable model has been developed to produce more accurate impedance
modeling of underground cables. In addition, the book uses state-of-the-art software,
including the power distribution simulation software Milsoft WindMil® and the
programming language Mathworks MATLAB®. MATLAB scripts have been devel-
oped for all examples in the text, in addition to new MATLAB-based problems at
the end of the chapters.
This book illustrates methods that ensure the most accurate results in computa-
tional modeling for electric power distribution systems. It clearly explains the prin-
ciples and mathematics behind system models and discusses the smart grid concept
and its special benefits. Including numerous models of components and several prac-
tical examples, the chapters demonstrate how engineers can apply and customize
computer programs to help them plan and operate systems.
The book also covers approximation methods to help users interpret computer
program results and includes references and assignments that help users apply
MATLAB and WindMil programs to put their new learning into practice.
Distribution System
Modeling and Analysis
with MATLAB®
and WindMil®
Edited by
William H. Kersting
Robert J. Kerestes
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Contents
Preface........................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments...................................................................................................xvii
Authors.....................................................................................................................xix
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xiiPreface
fully understand the models and analysis techniques of the program. Without this
knowledge the garbage in, garbage out problem becomes very real.
The purpose of this text is to present the reader a general overall feeling for the
operating characteristics of a distribution system and the modeling of each compo-
nent. Before using the computer program, it is extremely important for the student/
engineer to have a “feel” for what the answers should be. Engineers once used a slide
rule for engineering calculations prior to the advent of hand calculators. The beauty
in using a slide rule was you were forced to know what the “ballpark” answer should
be. We have lost that ability thanks to hand calculators and computers but under-
standing the ballpark answer is still a necessity.
It has been very interesting to receive many questions and comments about previ-
ous editions of the text from undergraduate and graduate students in addition to prac-
ticing engineers from around the world. That gets back to the need for the “feel” of
the correct answer. New students need to study the early chapters of the book to
develop this “feel”. Practicing engineers will already have the “feel” and perhaps will
not need the early chapters (1, 2, and 3). In developing the fifth edition of the book,
we have retained most of the contents of Chapters 1, 5, 7, 8, and 11. We have added
the concept of electric vehicles as loads and their impact on the grid. This is visited
in Chapter 2 at a high level and in a more detailed analysis-based treatment again in
Chapter 9. We modified Chapters 3, 6, and 10 to give the book a quicker and more
direct treatment of the concept of iterative power flow. Lastly, in Chapter 4, we devel-
oped a new model for tape-shielded underground cables, which we believe to be
more accurate than the previous model.
This textbook assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of transformers,
electric machines, and transmission lines. At many universities, all these topics are
crammed into a one-semester course. For that reason, a quick review of the needed
theory is presented as needed.
There are many example problems throughout the text. These examples are
intended to not only demonstrate the application of the models but also to teach a
“feel” for what the answers should be. The example problems should be studied very
carefully since they demonstrate the application of the theory just presented. Each
chapter has a series of homework problems that will assist the student in applying the
models and developing a better understanding of the operating characteristics of the
component being modeled. Most of the example and homework problems are very
number intensive. In previous versions, all the example problems had used a software
package called “Mathcad” [2]. Since distribution engineers will soon need the skills
in both computer programming and data science in addition to traditional electrical
engineering, we have elected to convert all example problems to MATLAB [2]. All
example code is provided for instructors, students, and practicing engineers. We have
decided to keep the Mathcad iterative routines in the textbook, as Mathcad provides
a fantastic visual flow of how a program works.
As more and more components are developed, and the feeder becomes more com-
plicated, it becomes necessary to use a sophisticated distribution analysis program.
Milsoft Utility Solutions has made a student version of “WindMil” [4] available
along with a user’s manual. The user’s manual includes instructions and illustrations
on how to get started using the program. Starting in Chapter 4, there is a WindMil
Preface xiii
assignment at the end of the homework problems. A very simple system utilizing all
the major components of the system will evolve as each chapter assignment is com-
pleted. In Chapter 10, the data for a small system is given that will allow the student/
engineer to match operating criteria. The student version of WindMil and the user’s
manual can be downloaded from the Milsoft Utility Solutions website homepage.
The address is:
for the application of the ladder analysis method. Included in the chapter are methods
of modeling parallel distribution lines.
Chapter 7 addresses the important concept of voltage regulation. How is it possi-
ble to maintain every customer’s voltage within ANSI standards when the load is
varying all the time? The step-voltage regulator is presented as one answer to the
question. A model is developed for the application in the ladder technique.
Chapter 8 is one of the most important chapters in the text. Models for most three-
phase (closed and open) transformer connections in use today are developed. Again,
the models use matrices that are used in the ladder iterative technique. The impor-
tance of phasing once again is emphasized.
Chapter 9 develops the models for all types of loads on the system. A new term is
introduced that helps define the types of static load models. The term is “ZIP”. Most
static models in a distribution system can be modeled as constant impedance (Z),
constant current (I), constant complex power (P), or a combination of the three.
These models are developed for wye and delta connections. A very important model
developed is that of an induction machine. The induction motor is the workhorse of
the power system and needs, once again, to be modeled as accurately as possible.
Several new sections have been included in this chapter that develop models of the
induction machine and associated transformer connection that are useful for power-
flow and short-circuit studies. Induction generators are becoming a major source of
distributed generation. Chapter 9 shows that an induction machine can be modeled
either as a motor or a generator. Lastly, a thorough ZIP model is developed for Level
2 electric vehicle chargers. Electric vehicles are being deployed at a steady rate, and
adding this energy requirement to the electrical sector from the previous fossil fuel
transportation sector is sure to have an impact. Accurate electric vehicle modeling
will be very important to future distribution engineers.
Chapter 10 puts everything in the text together for steady-state, power-flow, and
short-circuit studies. The “ladder” iterative technique is introduced in Chapter 3 and
then again in Chapter 6. This chapter goes into detail on the development of the lad-
der technique starting with the analysis of a linear ladder network that is introduced
in most early circuit analysis courses. This moves onto the non-linear nature of the
three-phase unbalanced distribution feeder. The ladder technique is used for power-
flow studies. Introduced in this chapter is a method used for the analysis of short-
circuit conditions on a feeder.
Chapter 11 introduces the center-tapped transformer that is used for providing the
three-wire service to customers. Models for the various connections are introduced
that are used in the ladder iterative technique and short-circuit analysis. The WindMil
assignments at the end of Chapters 10 and 11 allow the student/engineer to build,
study, and fix the operating characteristics of a small distribution feeder.
MATLAB® is a registered trademark of The Math Works, Inc. For product informa-
tion, please contact:
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Fax: 508-647-7001
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REFERENCES
1. US EIA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.
php?id=108&t=3
2. Mathcad: www.ptc.com
3. MATLAB: www.mathworks.com
4. WindMil: www.milsoft.com
Acknowledgments
Bill would like to thank the many students and engineers who have communicated
with him via email their questions about some of the contents of the fourth edition.
It has been a pleasure to work with these individuals in helping them to better under-
stand some of the models and applications in the text. Since Bill is retired, it has been
a real pleasure to have the opportunity to work with many graduate students working
on their research involving distribution systems. Bill hopes that students and prac-
ticing engineers will continue to feel free to contact him at [email protected].
As always, Bill would like to thank his wife, Joanne, who has been very support-
ive of him for over 50 years. She has been very patient with him as he worked on the
fifth edition. Without a doubt, it has been a wonderful experience working with Bob
on this fifth edition.
Bob would like to thank his better half Amanda, and their three children, Noah,
Amelia, and Emmy for their incredible patience throughout the process of writing the
fifth edition of this textbook. In addition, Bob would like to thank his home institu-
tion, the University of Pittsburgh, for its constant support in achieving his dreams and
to thank the wonderful students at Pitt for keeping him motivated and inspired. Bob
would like to also thank one of his mentors, Tom McDermott, for introducing him to
power distribution engineering, which ended up being his life’s passion. Finally, Bob
would like to thank Bill Kersting for trusting him with the amazing work that he has
dedicated his career to. Bob is very honored to be a part of this endeavor. Bob still
actively works in teaching and research in power distribution engineering and can be
contacted at [email protected] for questions or possible collaborations.
Special thanks to Wayne Carr the CEO of Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc., for
allowing us to make WindMil a major part of the third, fourth, and fifth editions.
Thanks also to the many support engineers at Milsoft who have guided us in develop-
ing the special WindMil assignments.
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Authors
William H. Kersting received his BSEE from New Mexico State University
(NMSU), Las Cruces, New Mexico, and his MSEE from the Illinois Institute of
Technology. Prior to attending graduate school and for a year after graduate school,
he was employed by El Paso Electric Company as a distribution engineer. He joined
the faculty at NMSU in 1962 and served as professor of electrical engineering and
from 1968 the director of the Electric Utility Management Program until his retire-
ment in 2002. He is currently a consultant for Milsoft Utility Solutions.
Professor Kersting is a life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE). He received the NMSU Westhafer Award for Excellence in
Teaching in 1977 and the Edison Electric Institutes’ Power Engineering Education
award in 1979. Professor Kersting has been an active member of the IEEE
Power Engineering Education Committee and the Distribution Systems Analysis
Subcommittee.
xix
1 Introduction to
Distribution Systems
The major components of an electric power system are shown in Figure 1.1.
Of these components, the distribution system has traditionally been characterized
as the most unglamorous component. In the last half of the twentieth century, the
design and operation of the generation and transmission components presented many
challenges to practicing engineers and researchers. Power plants became larger and
larger; transmission lines crisscrossed the land forming large, interconnected net-
works. The operation of the large, interconnected networks required the development
of new analysis and operational techniques. Meanwhile, the distribution systems
continued to deliver power to the end user’s meter with little or no analysis. As a
direct result, distribution systems were typically overdesigned.
Times have changed. It has become very important and necessary to operate a
distribution system at its maximum capacity, distributed energy resources such as
solar power and energy storage are becoming more common, and new loads such as
electric vehicles continue to reshape distribution systems. Some of the questions that
need to be answered are as follows:
All of these questions can be answered only if the distribution system can be mod-
eled very accurately.
The purpose of this text is to develop accurate models for the major components
of a distribution system. Once the models have been developed, analysis techniques
for steady-state and short-circuit conditions will be developed.
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1.2 DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATIONS
A one-line diagram of a very simple distribution substation is shown in Figure 1.2.
Although Figure 1.2 displays the simplest of distribution substations, it does illus-
trate the major components that will be found in all substations.
1. High side and low side switching: In Figure 1.2, the high voltage switching
is done with a simple switch. More extensive substations may use high volt-
age circuit breakers in a variety of high voltage bus designs. The low volt-
age switching in Figure 1.2 is accomplished with relay-controlled circuit
breakers. In many cases, reclosers will be used in place of the relay/circuit
breaker combination. Some substation designs will include a low voltage
bus circuit breaker in addition to the circuit breakers for each feeder. As is
the case with the high voltage bus, the low voltage bus can take on a variety
of designs.
2. Voltage transformation: The primary function of a distribution substation
is to reduce the voltage down to the distribution voltage level. In Figure
1.2, only one transformer is shown. Other substation designs will call for
two or more three-phase transformers. The substation transformers can be
With the breakers in their normal positions, each transformer is served from a differ-
ent subtransmission line and serves two feeders. Should one of the subtransmission
lines go out of service, then breaker X or Y is opened and breaker Z is closed. Now
both transformers are served from the same subtransmission line. The transformers
are sized such that each transformer can supply all four feeders under an emergency
operating condition. For example, if Transformer T-1 is out of service, then breakers
X, 1, and 4 are opened and breakers 2 and 5 are closed. With that breaker arrange-
ment, all four feeders are served by transformer T-2. The low voltage bus arrange-
ment is referred to as a “breaker-and-a-half scheme” since three breakers are required
to serve two feeders.
There are an unlimited number of substation configurations possible. It is up to
the substation design engineer to create a design that provides the five basic functions
and provides the most reliable service economically possible.
1.3 RADIAL FEEDERS
Radial distribution feeders are characterized by having only one path for power to
flow from the source (“distribution substation”) to each customer. A typical distribu-
tion system will consist of one or more distribution substations consisting of one or
more “feeders”. Components of the feeder may consist of the following:
7. Secondaries
8. Three-phase, two-phase, and single-phase loads
FIGURE 1.5 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 123 node test feeder.
3. Voltage regulators
a. Potential transformer ratios
b. Current transformer ratios
c. Compensator settings
i. Voltage level
ii. Bandwidth
iii. R and X settings in volts
4. Transformers
a. kVA rating
b. Voltage ratings
c. Impedance (R and X)
d. No-load power loss
1.6 SUMMARY
As the smart grid [2] becomes a reality, it becomes increasingly more important to be
able to accurately model and analyze each component of a distribution system. There
are many different substation designs possible but, for the most part, the substation
serves one or more radial feeders. Each component of a feeder must be modeled as
accurately as possible for the analysis to have meaning. Sometimes the most difficult
task for the engineer is to acquire all the necessary data. Feeder maps will contain
most of the needed data. Additional data such as standard pole configurations, specific
conductors used on each line segment, phasing, three-phase transformer connections,
and voltage regulator settings must come from stored records. The remaining bits of
information are the values of the loads. Chapter 2 will address the loads in a general
sense. Again, as the smart grid, along with smart meters, become a reality, the load
values will become much more accurate, which in turn will make the analysis more
accurate. Once all the data has been acquired, the analysis can commence utilizing
system models of the various devices that will be developed in later chapters.
REFERENCES
1. Carnovale, N., Fault Detection in Inverter-Based Microgrids Utilizing a Nonlinear
Observer. Master’s Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2021.
2. Thomas, M.S. and McDonald, J. D., Power System SCADA and Smart Grids, CRC
Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2015.
2 The Nature of Loads
The modeling and analysis of a power system depend upon the “load”. What is load?
The answer to that question depends upon what type of analysis is desired. For exam-
ple, the steady-state analysis (power-flow study) of an interconnected transmission
system will require a different definition of load than that used in the analysis of a
secondary in a distribution feeder. The problem is that the “load” on a power system
is constantly changing. The closer you are to the customer, the more pronounced will
be the ever-changing load. There is no such thing as a “steady-state” load. To come
to grips with load, it is first necessary to look at the “load” of an individual customer.
2.1 DEFINITIONS
The load that an individual customer or a group of customers presents to the distribu-
tion system is constantly changing. Every time a light bulb or an electrical appliance
is switched on or off the load seen by the distribution feeder changes. To describe the
changing load, the following terms are defined:
1. Demand
• Load averaged over a specific period
• Load can be kW, kvar, kVA, A
• Must include the time interval
• Example: The 15-minute kW demand is 100 kW
2. Maximum Demand
• Greatest of all demands which occur over a specific period
• Must include demand interval, period, and units
• Example: The 15-minute maximum kW demand for the week was
150 kW
3. Average Demand
• The average of the demands over a specified period (day, week, month,
etc.)
• Must include demand interval, period, and units
• Example: The 15-minute average kW demand for the month was 350 kW
4. Diversified Demand
• Sum of demands imposed by a group of loads over a particular period
• Must include demand interval, period, and units
• Example: The 15-minute diversified kW demand in the period ending at
9:30 was 200 kW
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2.2.1 Demand
To define the load, the demand curve is broken into equal time intervals. In Figure
2.1, the selected time interval is 15 minutes. In each interval, the average value of the
demand is determined. In Figure 2.1, the straight lines represent the average load in a
time interval. The shorter the time interval, the more accurate will be the value of the
load. This process is very similar to numerical integration. The average value of the
load in an interval is defined as the “15-minute kW demand”.
The 24-hour, 15-minute kW demand curve for a customer is shown in Figure 2.2.
This curve is developed from a spreadsheet that gives the 15-minute kW demand for
a period of 24 hours.
2.2.2 Maximum Demand
The demand curve shown in Figure 2.2 represents a typical residential customer. Each
bar represents the “15-minute kW demand”. Note that during the 24-hour period,
there is a great variation in the demand. This customer has three periods in which
the kW demand exceeds 6.0 kW. The greatest of these is the “15-minute maximum
kW demand”. For this customer, the “15-minute maximum kW demand” occurs at
13:15 and has a value of 6.18 kW.
2.2.3 Average Demand
During the 24-hour period, energy (kWh) will be consumed. The energy in kWh used
during each 15-minute time interval is computed by
1
kWh 15 minute kW demand hour (2.1)
4
The total energy consumed during the day is then the summation of all of the
15-minute interval consumptions. From the spreadsheet, the total energy consumed
12 Distribution System Modeling and Analysis
2.2.4 Load Factor
“Load factor” is a term that is often referred to when describing a load. It is defined
as the ratio of the average demand to the maximum demand. In many ways, load fac-
tor gives an indication of how well the utility’s facilities are being utilized. From the
utility’s standpoint, the optimal load factor would be 1.00 since the system has to be
designed to handle the maximum demand. Sometimes utility companies will encour-
age industrial customers to improve their load factor. One method of encouragement
is to penalize the customer on the electric bill for having a low load factor.
For Customer #1 in Figure 2.2, the load factor is computed to be:
kWaverage 2.46
=
Load Factor = = 0.40 (2.3)
kWmaximum 6.18
TABLE 2.1
Individual Customer Load Characteristics
Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. #4
These four customers demonstrate that there is great diversity between their loads.
2.3.1 Diversified Demand
It is assumed that the same distribution transformer serves the four customers dis-
cussed previously. The sum of the four 15 kW demands for each time interval is the
“diversified demand” for the group in that time interval, and in this case, the distri-
bution transformer. The 15-minute diversified kW demand of the transformer for the
14 Distribution System Modeling and Analysis
day is shown in Figure 2.6. Note in this figure how the demand curve is beginning
to smooth out. There are not as many significant changes as seen by some of the
individual customer curves.
kWmaximum non coincident demand 6.18 6.82 4.93 7.05 24.98 kW (2.4)
The Nature of Loads 15
2.3.5 Diversity Factor
By definition, diversity factor is the ratio of the maximum non-coincident demand
of a group of customers to the maximum diversified demand of the group. With
reference to the transformer serving four customers, the diversity factor for the four
customers would be
The idea behind the diversity factor is that when the maximum demands of the
customers are known, then the maximum diversified demand of a group of custom-
ers can be computed. There will be a different value of the diversity factor for
different numbers of customers. The previously computed value would apply to
four customers. If there are five customers, then a load survey would have to be set
up to determine the diversity factor for five customers. This process would have to
be repeated for all practical numbers of customers. Table 2.2 is an example of the
diversity factors for the number of customers ranging from one up to 70. The table
was developed from a different database than the four customers that have been
discussed previously.
A graph of the diversity factors is shown in Figure 2.8.
Note in Table 2.2 and Figure 2.8 that the value of the diversity factor has basically
leveled out when the number of customers has reached 70. This is an important
observation because it means, at least for the system from which these diversity fac-
tors were determined, that the diversity factor will remain constant at 3.20 from 70
customers and up. In other words, as viewed from the substation, the maximum
diversified demand of a feeder can be predicted by computing the total non-
coincident maximum demand of all of the customers served by the feeder and divid-
ing by 3.2.
16 Distribution System Modeling and Analysis
TABLE 2.2
Diversity Factors
N DF N DF N DF N DF N DF N DF N DF
2.3.6 Demand Factor
The demand factor can be defined for an individual customer. For example, the
15-minute maximum kW demand of Customer #1 was found to be 6.18 kW. In order
to determine the demand factor, the total connected load of the customer needs to be
known. The total connected load will be the sum of the ratings of all of the electri-
cal devices at the customer’s location. Assume that this total comes to 35 kW, the
demand factor is computed to be
The demand factor gives an indication of the percentage of electrical devices that
are on when the maximum demand occurs. The demand factor can be computed for
an individual customer but not for a distribution transformer or the total feeder.
2.3.7 Utilization Factor
The utilization factor gives an indication of how well the capacity of an electrical
device is being utilized. For example, the transformer serving the four loads is rated
15 kVA. Using the 16.16 kW maximum diversified demand and assuming a power
factor of 0.9, the 15-minute maximum kVA demand on the transformer is computed
by dividing the 16.16 kW maximum kW demand by the power factor and would be
17.96 kVA. The utilization factor is computed to be
2.3.8 Load Diversity
Load diversity is defined as the difference between the non-coincident maximum
demand and the maximum diversified demand. For the transformer in question, the
load diversity is computed to be
2.4 FEEDER LOAD
The load that a feeder serves will display a smoothed-out demand curve as shown in
Figure 2.9.
The feeder demand curve does not display any of the abrupt changes in demand
of an individual customer demand curve or the semi-abrupt changes in the demand
curve of a transformer. The simple explanation for this is that with several hundred
customers served by the feeder, the odds are good that as one customer is turning off
a light bulb another customer will be turning a light bulb on. The feeder load, there-
fore, does not experience a jump as would be seen in the individual customer’s
demand curve.
2.4.1 Load Allocation
In the analysis of a distribution feeder “load,” data will have to be specified. The
data provided will depend upon how detailed the feeder is to be modeled and the
availability of customer load data. The most comprehensive model of a feeder will
represent every distribution transformer. When this is the case, the load allocated to
each transformer needs to be determined.
This maximum diversified demand becomes the allocated “load” for the
transformer.
2.4.1.2 Load Survey
Many times, the maximum demand of individual customers will be known either
from metering or from a knowledge of the energy (kWh) consumed by the customer.
Some utility companies will perform a load survey of similar customers in order to
determine the relationship between the energy consumption in kWh and the maxi-
mum kW demand. Such a load survey requires the installation of a demand meter at
each customer’s location. The meter can be the same type as is used to develop the
demand curves previously discussed, or it can be a simple meter that only records the
maximum demand during the period. At the end of the survey period, the maximum
demand vs. kWh for each customer can be plotted on a common graph. Linear regres-
sion is used to determine the equation of a straight line that gives the kW demand
as a function of kWh. The plot of points for 15 customers, along with the resulting
equation derived from a linear regression algorithm, is shown in Figure 2.10.
The straight-line equation derived is
Knowing the maximum demand for each customer is the first step in developing a
table of diversity factors, as shown in Table 2.2. The next step is to perform a load
survey where the maximum diversified demand of groups of customers is metered.
This will involve selecting a series of locations where demand meters can be placed
that will record the maximum demand for groups of customers ranging from at least
two to 70. At each meter location, the maximum demand of all downstream custom-
ers must also be known. With that data, the diversity factor can be computed for the
given number of downstream customers.
The energy in kWh consumed by each customer during a month is known. A load
survey has been conducted for customers in this class, and it has been found that
the customer 15-minute maximum kW demand is given by the equation
The results of this calculation for the remainder of the customers are summarized
next by transformer.
Transformer T1
Customer #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Transformer T2
Customer #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11
Transformer T3
Customer #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18
kWmaximum non coincident demand 12.4 13.4 16.1 12.9 11.8 66.6 kW
T1 : kWmaximum non concideent demand
kWmaximum diversified demand 30.3 kW
DF5
kWmaximum non coincident demand 10.1 12.9 13.8 14.2 16.3 14.3
81.6 kW
T2 :
kWmaximum non cooncident demand
kWmaximum diversified demand 35.4 kW
DF6
The Nature of Loads 21
kWmaximum non coincident demand 17.0 15.0 16.7 18.3 17.3 16.1 17.0
117.4 kW
T3 :
kWmaximum non concident demand
kWmaximum diversified demand 48.9 kW
DF7
30.2
=
kVAT1 maximum diversified demand = 33.6 kVA
.9
35.5
= = 39.4 kVA
kVAT 2 maximum diversified demand
.9
48.9
= = 54.4 kVA
kVAT 3 maximum diversified demand
.9
The kVA ratings selected for the three transformers would be 25 kVA, 37.5 kV,
and 50 kVA respectively. With those selections, only Transformer T1 would
experience a significant maximum kVA demand greater than its rating (135%).
2. Determine the 15-minute non-coincident maximum kW demand and
15-minute maximum diversified kW demand for each of the line segments.
265.5
kWmaximum diversified =
demand = 92.8 KW
2.86
Example 2.1 demonstrates that Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) is not obeyed
when the maximum diversified demands are used as the “load” flowing through the
line segments and through the transformers. For example, at node N1, the maximum
diversified demand flowing down the line segment N1–N2 is 92.8 kW and the maxi-
mum diversified demand flowing through Transformer T1 is 30.3 kW. KCL would
then predict that the maximum diversified demand flowing down line segment N2–
N3 would be the difference of these or 62.5 kW. However, the calculations for the
maximum diversified demand in that segment were computed to be 72.6 kW. The
explanation for this is that the maximum diversified demands for the line segments
and transformers don’t necessarily occur at the same time. At the time that the line
segment N2–N3 is experiencing its maximum diversified demand, line segment N1–
N2 and Transformer T1 are not at their maximum values. All that can be said is that
at the time segment N2–N3 is experiencing its maximum diversified demand, the
difference between the actual demand on the line segment N1–N2 and the demand of
Transformer T1 will be 72.6 kW. There will be an infinite number of combinations of
line flow down N1–N2 and through Transformer T1 that will produce the maximum
diversified demand of 72.6 kW on line N2–N3.
minimum give either the total three-phase maximum diversified kW or kVA demand
and/or the maximum current per phase during a month. The kVA ratings of all distri-
bution transformers are always known as feeders. The metered readings can be allo-
cated to each transformer based upon the transformer rating. An “allocation factor”
(AF) can be determined based upon the metered three-phase kW or kVA demand and
the total connected distribution transformer kVA.
where kVAtotal kVA rating = Sum of the kVA ratings of all distribution transformers.
The allocated load per transformer is then determined by
The transformer demand will be either kW or kVA depending upon the metered
quantity.
When the kW or kVA is metered by phase, then the load can be allocated by phase
where it will be necessary to know the phasing of each distribution transformer.
When the maximum current per phase is metered, the load allocated to each dis-
tribution transformer can be done by assuming nominal voltage at the substation and
then computing the resulting kVA. The load allocation will now follow the same
procedure as outlined earlier.
If there is no metered information on the reactive power or power factor of the
feeder, a power factor will have to be assumed for each transformer load.
Modern substations will have microprocessor-based metering that will provide
kW, kvar, kVA, power factor, and current per phase. With this data, the reactive power
can also be allocated. Since the metered data at the substation will include losses, an
iterative process will have to be followed so that the allocated load plus losses will
equal the metered readings.
92.9
=
AF = 0.8258
112.5
Which method to use depends upon the purpose of the analysis. If the purpose of the
analysis is to determine as closely as possible the maximum demand on a distribu-
tion transformer, then either the diversity factor or the transformer load manage-
ment method can be used. Neither of these methods should be employed when the
analysis of the total feeder is to be performed. The problem is that using either of
those methods will result in a much larger maximum diversified demand at the sub-
station than actually exists. When the total feeder is to be analyzed, the only method
that gives good results is that of allocating load based upon the kVA ratings of the
transformers.
COMIC RECITATIONS.
912. The Crocodile King. By Southey.
913. Pairing Time Anticipated. By Cowper.
914. The Distressed Travellers; or, Labour in Vain. By Cowper.
A dialogue. If not in his poems, in Southey’s ‘Life of Cowper;’ also
in ‘Aunt Charlotte’s Evenings at Home.’
915. Miss Kilmansegg and Her Golden Leg. By Hood.
If judiciously abridged, this will answer well.
916. The Walrus and the Carpenter. By Lewis Carroll. From
‘Through the Looking-Glass.’
917. The Elephant. In ‘Aunt Charlotte’s Evenings at Home.’
918. The Lady and the Pie. By Hannah More.
A clever and now forgotten fable on curiosity. To be found in H.
More’s works.
919. The ‘Anon, Anon, Sir,’ Scene. Shakespeare’s Henry IV., Part
I., Act 2, Sc. iv., as far as ‘Enter Vintner.’
Might be read or recited. Two persons visible and one out of sight
to call Francis.
READINGS.
920. Hurricane in the West Indies. In Marryat’s ‘Peter Simple.’
921. An Incident in the Pacific.
A wonderful volcanic adventure told in vol. i., p. 142, of ‘Nature
and Art,’ a magazine published in 1866 by Day and Son.
922. Wreck of the ‘Magpie.’ In ‘Book of Golden Deeds.’ (See No.
730.)
923. Mary’s Ark. By Bret Harte, in ‘The Luck of Roaring Camp,
and other Tales.’
A woman saved on a tree in a flood of the Mississippi.
924. Rab and his Friends. By Dr. John Browne. (Douglas) 6d.
In ‘Remains of Dr. J. Browne.’
925. The Sexton’s Hero. By Mrs. Gaskell. (See No. 656.)
926. Discovery of the Colorado. By Lady Verney. In ‘Real Stories
from Many Lands.’ No. 721.
927. Eric’s Grave.
928. Helmsman of Lake Erie.
These two, taken from Neale’s ‘Triumphs of the Cross,’ are also
published in one book, price 4d. (See No. 361.)
929. A Saltash Story. (F. M. P.) From the ‘Monthly Packet.’
930. A Night of Terror. From a Christmas Number of the ‘Monthly
Packet.’
931. Christmas Tale. By Hesba Stretton. 2d.
The miserly man who kept his hoards in his old trousers.
932. The Ghost at Fantford. By C. M. Yonge. In ‘Byewords.’
(Macmillan) No. 574.
933. Wanted, a Letter Carrier. From the ‘Monthly Packet,’
Christmas Number, 1871.
COMIC READINGS.
934. Daniel O’Rourke’s Journey to the Moon.
935. Legend of Knock Grafton.
936. Hill of the Fairy Calf.
937. The Wonderful Tune.
These four are in ‘Croker’s Fairy Legends,’ republished by Swan
Sonnenschein. Some of the stories in ‘Uncle Remus.’
938. Black Poodle. By F. Anstey. No. II. of ‘Longman’s Magazine.’
939. Tom Tumbletoes and the Cow. From the ‘Monthly Packet,’ V.
1st series. (Walter Smith)
940. A Yorkshire Butcher. By the Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould. In
‘Yorkshire Oddities,’ p. 139. (Hodges)
941. The Queen of the Dentists. By the Rev. S. Baring-Gould. In
‘Just One More Tale.’ (Skeffington) 3s. 6d.
942. Wow Wow. By the Rev. S. Baring-Gould. In ‘Just One More
Tale.’ (Skeffington) 3s. 6d.
943. The Two Bulls. By Mrs. Beecher Stowe. In ‘Old Town
Stories.’ (Sampson Low)
944. Calf Reared on Sawdust.
945. Been in the Omnibus.
946. The Old Sow.
947. The Bewitched Boots. All these four are in ‘The Boy with an
Idea.’ No. 138.
948. The Colonel’s Fall. By F. M. Peard. In ‘Princess Alethea.’
(Smith, Elder, & Co.)
A gentleman, who, finding his own house deserted on his return
from a journey, tries to get in by a window, falls into the water-butt,
and is taken for a burglar.
949. Pay your Debt; or, Jack Colquhoun.
950. The Enchanted Sledge.
Anyone who chances to possess the first year’s volume of
‘Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal,’ 1838, will find these two capital
stories, the one in No. 25, the other in No. 19. A good many years
later there was an excellent bit about a stork brought home from the
London Docks in a cab—about 1855.
951. The Abstraction. In ‘Hood’s Comic Annual for 1833.’
Many more readings may be found in these annuals by anyone
who can disinter them.
952. A Fearful Rebuke.
953. Through the Telescope.
These two are in ‘Queer People,’ vol. i. Translated from the
Swedish. (Allen)
954. The Baby with Two Grandfathers. From ‘Mary Barton.’ (See
No. 551.)
955. Lady Dumbleton’s Pig. Christmas Number ‘Monthly Packet.’
INDEX.
Babylonia, 323
Babylonian Life and History, 330
Baby’s Album, 2
Baby’s Prayerbook, 60
Baby with Two Grandfathers, the, 954
Ballads, 911
Ballantyne’s Tales, 158
Banner of Faith, 886
Barbara Fritchie, 902
Bear and Forbear, 112
Bear, the, and the Goblin, 899
Bearing the Yoke, 616
Beautiful Face, the, 53, 356
Bede’s Charity, 621
Been in the Omnibus, 945
Beleaguered City, a, 360
Bells of Botreaux, 907
Benedicite, 270
Ben Sylvester’s Word, 55, 145
Betrothed, the, 390
Beyond the Himalayas, 171
Bewitched Boots, the, 947
Bilihild, 370
Biographies of Good Women, 803
Birds’ Nests and Eggs, 832
Bird Songs and Bird Pictures, 833
Birthday, 183
Bits of Talk on Home Matters, 644
Black and White, 660
Black Coppice, the, 632
Black Poodle, 938
Blind Man’s Holiday, 232
Blue Ribbons, the, 80, 503
Book of Golden Deeds, 730
Book of Worthies, 802
Botany Reading Books, 837
Boy Bishop, 409
Boys, 261
Boys and Girls, 201
Boy’s Own Paper, 879
Boy with an Idea, 138
Brave Dame Mary, 452
Brave Days of Old, 725
Brave Men of Eyam, 462
Bride Picotée, 523
Bright Farthing, 33
Broken Walls, the, 285
Brothers in Arms, 489
Brough Bells, 898
Bully Brindle, 19
Burnt Out, 594
By Fire and Sword, 502
By Northern Seas, 573
Byewords, 574