| Author | Tshering, Chencho |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ET-02-13 |
| Subject(s) | Electric power distribution--Bhutan
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| Note | A Thesis submitted for partial fulfillment of requirements of degree of Masters of Engineering. School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ;no. ET-02-13 |
| Abstract | Distribution resource planning all over the world has experienced advancement in terms of controls and pattern of management in many ways. It is seen that the privatization in the generation sector has become a success business in meeting the electricity demand at minimum price in developed countries. Today many countries are moving towards privatization of distribution utilities in a competitive environment. The distribution retailers and electricity se1vice companies are some of the ways to competitive utility business trend. In the new environment, the utility seivice is focused towards the customers, in-order to provide reliable and cost effective distribution supply system that could be a solution to meet the seivices and smvive in the competitive business market. The integrated resource planning process can be one of the optimal solutions to meet the supply and demand side resources in system expansion planning. The Planning process is extended by system load flow study prior to expansion or alteration of the system with additional load or change in the configuration of the network. The planning process also looks at the feeder wise demand side management (DSM) technologies and management of small scale distributed generators (DG), considering the suppliers cost involvement and utilities total avoidable costs. Also modestly the study looks at the rational cost saving of the customers and divert the energy towards more productive usage and value. Resource prioritization approach can be based on the impacts to monetary and non-monetary through use of analytical hierarchy process (AHP). In this planning process, it considers different energy efficient technology, readily available in the market to manage the customer side demand program. The utility can play a key role to initiate the efficient lighting and heating programs. The technology such as efficient lighting and solar heating are viable for reduction of distribution losses and deferring up-gradation of the system. The distributed generator can become a viable solution for meeting the energy demand of very remote settlement in some countries, where grid cannot be the solution for all electrification. The financial analyses on the grid and isolated generators are equally important depending on the situation of the country, which is targeted in this study as an alternative solution for light to all. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ET-02-13 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Surapong Chirarattananon |
| Examination Committee(s) | W eerakom Ongsakul ;Bhattacharaya, S.C. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Austrian Government |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |