A Life Cycle Cost study on the impact of the energy transition on the choice of voltage levels in the distribution grid

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1321

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CIRED 2019

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3-6 June 2019

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Madrid, Spain

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Yes

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Cuk, Vladimir, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Geschiere, Alex, Liander, Netherlands
Piga-Gehrke, Erika, Liander N.V., Netherlands

Abstract

This paper describes a methodology and results of a case study comparing the Life Cycle Costs (LCC) of four different operation voltage scenarios of a DSO, where large load increases are to be expected due to the Energy Transition in a period of 40 years. The methodology includes quantifying the conversion costs to another network structure, which makes the comparison much less straight-forward than a greenfield approach. Next to these costs, the investments for capacity extensions, maintenance of network components and costs related to Customer Minutes Lost are quantified. The result is a model for estimating the development costs as a function of load growth.

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AIM

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2019-06-03

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CIRED 2019 Conference

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https://cired-repository.org/handle/20.500.12455/366
http://dx.doi.org/10.34890/592

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2032-9644

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978-2-9602415-0-1