RATIONAL USE OF CONNECTED CAPACITIES IN PURPOSE OF MORE ELECTRICITY EFFICIENT POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Abstract

Distribution System Operator (DSO) is obliged to provide the contracted power to the system user. The use of the distribution capacity below the contracted connection power causes the inefficient engagement of the available distribution capacity. Investing, maintaining and managing of an unused power distribution capacity is an unjustified expense. In order to avoid undue costs, it is possible to create such tariff design, which would activate system users to use the contracted connection power more efficiently, through price signals. More efficient use of the contracted connection power by the system users has a positive effect through more efficient use of distribution capacities. Through the analysis of a part of the distribution network, the unused capacity and unjustified distribution network costs were detected. In this paper, it is suggested a way to activate system users for more efficient use of contracted power. More efficient use of the contracted connection power by the system users results with a more efficient distribution network.