Determination of electricity losses.

The planned indicator of electricity in networks is determined as a percentage of electricity supplied to the network of a given power system. Considering that the absolute losses of electricity in the networks are significant (in the power supply systems of enterprises, the losses in the networks are about 10% of the electricity consumed), it should be noted that the term “losses” itself does not accurately convey the technical meaning of this indicator.

Objectively, it represents the necessary technological consumption of electricity in the system associated with its transmission and distribution through power grids. Therefore, sometimes instead of "losses" the term "technological cost for the transmission of electricity" is used.

In the structure of losses by network elements, the main part of losses is accounted for by losses in motors (about 40%) and distribution lines (about 35%), losses in transformers are about 15%.

Approximately 25% of the losses are losses that are practically independent of the load, the so-called conditionally constant losses, and about 75% are conditionally variable losses.

Of the total losses, only a part, called technical losses, lends itself to technical analysis, the rest (about 10%), the so-called commercial losses, are associated with the imperfection of the electricity metering system.

Enterprises can develop measures to reduce losses, which are divided into three groups:

· regime - ensuring optimal loading of generators and synchronous compensators with reactive power, timely switching of transformer voltage control devices (OLTC and PBV), shutdown of reactors in high load modes;

Organizational - reduction of the repair time of the main equipment and the combination of repairs of series-connected elements, repair of live equipment, improvement of electricity metering, reduction of electricity consumption for own needs, control over the use of active and reactive electricity, etc.;

· Reconstruction of objects - introduction of new compensating devices, replacement of equipment of a more advanced design, automation of voltage regulation.

All these activities require the investment of material resources, so the feasibility of the event should be based on a comparison of the technical and economic indicators of various options.

The average value of the current of any section of the network is determined using the readings of the meters available in this section. The difference between the rms value of the current, according to which the losses of electricity should be calculated from the average, is taken into account by the shape factor of the load curve:

I sk \u003d k f I cf, (10.1)

where I sk is the root mean square value of the current, I cf is the average value of the current.

For most enterprises, the form factor k f is in the range of 1.05-1.1. Smaller values ​​of k f correspond to loads with a large number receivers.

Losses of electricity for the period under consideration are recommended to be determined as the product of losses of electricity for one day of the accounting period, called characteristic, by the number of working days in the period. Electricity losses on weekends are calculated separately.

Typical days in terms of electricity consumption are as follows:

1. the consumption of electricity for the accounting period is determined,

2. then the average daily electricity consumption is calculated,

3. according to the operational logs, there are days that have a power consumption close to the found one, as well as the average daily consumption obtained,

4. The days found in this way and their actual load schedule are taken as characteristic.

Line losses.

Losses of electricity in the electrical network for the accounting period:

where I cf is the average value of the line current for a characteristic day, R e is the equivalent active resistance of the line, causing heat loss, T r - the number of working hours for the accounting period. The average current for a typical day can be found:

, (10.3)

where E a, E r - consumption of active and reactive energy for a typical day.

When determining reactive energy losses, similar formulas are used:

. (10.4)

Equivalent resistance, active R e or reactive X e, is the resistance of some unbranched line, the current of which is equal to the current of the head section of the network, and the losses of electricity are equal to the losses in the network:

Since it is quite difficult to determine the equivalent resistances from the readings of the device, it is recommended to determine them by calculation with an amendment that takes into account the difference between the actual passing currents and the calculated ones. Then the losses of active and reactive power:

And (10.6)

Networks with a voltage of 6-35 kV have a small length, so the current of active and reactive conduction in them is insignificant compared to the load currents of the line.

Lines over high voltage have a large length and, in addition to the active and inductive resistance of the wires, also have active and reactive conductivities.

Active conductivity G l is due to active losses on the corona (corona special form electric discharge associated with the ionization of the air around the wire). One of the factors affecting the reduction of losses from the corona is an increase in the cross section of the overhead line wire, or its splitting.

Losses in transformers. Losses of active electricity:

, (10.7)

where ∆Р x ' =∆P x +k and ∆Q x are the reduced no-load power losses of transformers, ∆Р to ' =∆P to +k and ∆Q to the reduced short circuit power losses, k s =I cf / I nom.t - current transformer load factor, k and - loss factor, depending on the transfer of reactive power (usually taken 0.07), T 0 - total number hours of the transformer under voltage, T p - the number of hours of operation of the transformer under load, ∆Q x \u003d S nom I x / 100 - the constant component of no-load reactive power losses, ∆Q k \u003d S nom u k / 100 - reactive power consumed by the transformer at full load.

Reactive energy losses for the accounting period:

. (10.8)

Electricity losses in motors. For large individual units, it becomes necessary to take into account in the electrical balance the losses of electricity in the engines and the mechanisms driven by them.

In the steady state operation of electric motors, the losses in them are defined as the sum of losses in the winding, steel and mechanical. Winding losses for AC motors are determined.

An urgent issue in the modern electric power industry is the loss of electricity, which is closely intertwined with the financial component. This is a kind of reserve for obtaining additional benefits, increasing the profitability of the production process. We will try to deal with all the facets of this issue and give a clear idea of ​​the intricacies of electricity losses in networks.

What is electrical energy loss?

Under power losses in broad sense it is necessary to understand the difference between receipts in the network and actual consumption (useful supply). The calculation of losses involves the determination of two quantities, which is carried out through accounting for electrical energy. Some stand directly at the substation, others at the consumers.

Losses can be calculated in relative and absolute values. In the first case, the calculation is performed as a percentage, in the second - in kilowatt-hours. The structure is divided into two main categories by reason of occurrence. Total losses are called actual and are the basis for the effectiveness of the unit.

Where is the calculation done?

The calculation of electricity losses in electrical networks is carried out in the following areas:

1. For enterprises generating energy and giving it to the grid. The level depends on the production technology, the correctness of determining their own needs, the availability of technical and commercial accounting. Generation losses are borne by commercial organizations (included in the cost) or are added to the standards and actual values ​​for districts or electric grid enterprises.
2. For high voltage network. Long distance transmission is accompanied by high level electricity losses in lines and power equipment of 220/110/35/10 kV substations. It is calculated by determining the standard, and in more advanced systems through electronic metering devices and automated systems.
3. Distribution networks, where losses are divided into commercial and technical. It is in this area that it is difficult to predict the level of magnitude due to the complexity factor of tying subscribers modern systems accounting. Losses in the transmission of electricity are calculated according to the principle received minus the payment for the consumed electrical energy. The definition of the technical and commercial part is carried out through the standard.

Technical losses: physical causes and where they occur

The essence of technical losses lies in the imperfection of technology and conductors used in the modern electric power industry. In the process of generation, transmission and transformation of electricity, physical phenomena arise, which create the conditions for current leakage, heating of conductors or other moments. Technical losses can occur in the following elements:

1. Transformers. Each power transformer has two or three windings, in the middle of which there is a core. In the process of transforming electricity from more to less, heating occurs in this element, which implies the appearance of losses.
2. Power lines. When energy is transported over distances, current leaks to the corona for overhead lines, heating the conductors. The following technical parameters affect the calculation of losses in the line: length, cross section, specific density of the conductor (copper or aluminum), power loss factors, in particular, load distribution factor, shape factor of the graph.
3. Optional equipment. This category should include technical elements that are involved in the generation, transportation, accounting and consumption of electricity. The values ​​for this category are mostly constant or counted through counters.

For each type of electrical network elements for which technical losses are calculated, there is a division into no-load losses and load losses. The former are considered a constant value, the latter depend on the pass level and are determined for the analyzed period, often for a month.

Commercial losses: the main direction of increasing efficiency in the electric power industry

Commercial losses of electricity are considered to be a difficult to predict value, as they depend on consumers, on their desire to deceive an enterprise or the state. The basis of these problems are:

1. seasonal component. Underpayment is invested in the presented concept individuals on the actually released electric energy. For example, in the Republic of Belarus, there are 2 reasons for the appearance of the "season" - this is the availability of tariff benefits and payment not on the 1st, but on the 25th.
2. Imperfection of metering devices and their incorrect operation. Modern technical means to determine the consumed energy greatly simplified the task of the subscriber service. But electronics or an improperly adjusted accounting system can fail, which causes an increase in commercial losses.
3. Theft, underestimation of meter readings by commercial organizations. This is a separate topic for conversation, which involves various tricks of individuals and legal entities to reduce the cost of electricity. All this affects the growth of losses.

Actual losses: total

To calculate the actual losses, it is necessary to add the commercial and technical components. However, the actual calculation of this indicator is carried out differently, the formula for energy losses is as follows:

The value of losses = (Receipts to the network - Useful supply - Flows to other energy systems - Own needs) / (Receipts to the network - Lossless - Flows - Own needs) * 100%

Knowing each element, determine the actual losses in percentage. To calculate the required parameter in absolute terms, only the numerator must be calculated.

Which consumers are considered lossless and what are overflows?

The above formula uses the concept of "lossless", which is determined by commercial meters in high voltage substations. An enterprise or organization independently bears the cost of electricity losses, which are taken into account by the meter at the point of connection to the grid.

As for the flows, they are also lossless, although the statement is not entirely correct. AT common understanding it is electrical energy that is sent from one power system to another. Accounting is also carried out using instruments.

Own needs and losses of electric energy

Own needs must be attributed to a special category and section of actual losses. For the operation of power grids, costs are required to maintain the functioning of substations, cash settlement centers, administrative and functional buildings of RESs. All these values ​​are fixed and reflected in the presented parameter.

Methods for calculating technical losses at electric power enterprises

Losses of electricity in electrical networks are carried out according to two main methods:

1. Calculation and compilation of the loss standard, which is implemented through a special software, where information on the topology of the circuit is laid. According to the latter, standard values ​​are determined.
2. Compilation of unbalances for each element of electrical networks. This method is based on daily, weekly and monthly balance sheets in high voltage and distribution networks.

Each option has its own characteristics and effectiveness. It must be understood that the choice of option also depends on the financial side of the issue.

Loss rate calculation

The calculation of electricity losses in networks in many countries of the CIS and Europe is carried out using this methodology. As noted above, the process involves the use of specialized software, which contains standard values ​​and the topology of the electrical network diagram.

To obtain information about technical losses from an employee of the organization, it will be necessary to enter the characteristics of the pass through the feeder of active and reactive energy, determine the maximum values ​​for active and reactive power.

It should be noted that the error of such models can reach up to 25% only when calculating power losses in the line. The presented method should be treated as a mathematical, approximate value. This is the imperfection of the methodology for calculating technical losses in electrical networks.

Calculation software used

Currently there is great amount software that performs the calculation of the standard of technical losses. The choice of this or that product depends on the cost of service, regionality and other important points. In the Republic of Belarus, DWRES is considered the main program.

The software was developed by a group of scientists and programmers of the Belarusian National Technical University under the guidance of Professor Fursanov N.I. The tool for calculating the loss standard is specific, has a number of systemic advantages and disadvantages.

For the Russian market, the RPT 3 software, which was developed by the specialists of JSC NTC Electric Power Industry, is especially popular. The software is quite good, performs the tasks, but also has a number of negative aspects. Nevertheless, the calculation of standard values ​​is carried out in full.

Compilation of unbalance in high-voltage and distribution networks

Technical power losses can be identified through another method. It has already been mentioned above - it is assumed that all high-voltage or distribution networks are tied with metering devices. They help to determine the value as accurately as possible. In addition, this technique provides a real fight against non-payers, theft and misuse of power equipment.

It should be noted that this approach, although effective, is not applicable in modern conditions. This requires serious measures with high costs for the implementation of tying all consumers with electronic metering with data transfer (ASKUE).

How to reduce technical losses: methods and solutions

The following areas help to reduce losses in lines, transformer substations:

1. Correctly chosen mode of operation of the equipment, capacity loading affects the load losses. That is why the dispatcher is obliged to choose and maintain the most acceptable mode of operation. It is important to refer to the presented direction the choice of normal break points, calculations of the load of transformers, and so on.
2. Replacing equipment with new equipment that has low idle rates or better handles load losses. For power lines, it is planned to replace wires with a larger cross section, use insulated conductors.
3. Reduced equipment maintenance time, which leads to a reduction in energy consumption for own needs.

Reducing the commercial component of losses: modern opportunities

Electricity losses in the commercial part involve the use of the following methods:

1. Installation of metering devices and systems with a smaller error. Currently, options with an accuracy class of 0.5 S are considered optimal.
2. The use of automated information transmission systems, ASKUE, which are designed to remove seasonal fluctuations. Monitoring readings is a condition for combating theft and underreporting.
3. Implementation of raids on problematic addresses, which are determined through the system of balances of the distribution network. The latter is relevant when tying subscribers with modern accounting.
4. Application of new technologies to determine the underestimation of systems with current transformers. Specialized devices recognize the coefficient of displacement of the tangent of the distribution vector of electrical energy.

Losses of electricity in electrical networks is an important indicator that has significant potential for commercial organizations in the energy business. Reducing actual losses leads to an increase in profits, and this affects profitability. In conclusion, it should be noted that optimal level losses should be 3-5% depending on the area.

Losses in power networks are considered the difference between the transmitted electricity from the producer to the accounted consumed electricity by the consumer. Losses occur on power lines, in power transformers, due to eddy currents when consuming devices with a reactive load, as well as due to poor insulation of conductors and theft of unaccounted electricity. In this article, we will try to talk in detail about what are the losses of electricity in electrical networks, and also consider measures to reduce them.

Distance from the power plant to the supplying organizations

Accounting and payment for all types of losses is regulated by the legislative act: “Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 27, 2004 N 861 (as amended on February 22, 2016) “On Approval of the Rules for Non-Discriminatory Access to Electricity Transmission Services and the Provision of These Services ...” paragraph VI. The procedure for determining losses in electrical networks and paying for these losses. If you want to deal with who should pay for part of the lost energy, we recommend that you study this act.

When electricity is transmitted over long distances from the producer to the supplier to the consumer, part of the energy is lost for many reasons, one of which is the voltage consumed by ordinary consumers (it is 220 or 380 V). If such a voltage is transported directly from the generators of power plants, then it is necessary to lay electrical networks with a wire diameter that will provide all the necessary current with the specified parameters. The wires will be very thick. It will not be possible to hang them on power lines, due to the large weight, laying in the ground will also be expensive.

You can learn more about that in our article!

To eliminate this factor, high-voltage power lines are used in distribution networks. Simple Formula calculation is as follows: P=I*U. Power is equal to the product of current and voltage.

Power consumption, W	Voltage, V	Current, A
100 000	220	454,55
100 000	10 000	10

By increasing the voltage during the transmission of electricity in electrical networks, you can significantly reduce the current, which will make it possible to get by with wires with a much smaller diameter. The pitfall of this conversion is that there are losses in transformers that someone has to pay for. When transmitting electricity with such a voltage, it is also significantly lost from poor contact of conductors, which increase their resistance over time. Losses increase with increasing air humidity - the leakage current on the insulators and on the corona increases. Losses in cable lines also increase with a decrease in wire insulation parameters.

The supplier transferred energy to the supplying organization. That, in turn, should bring the parameters to the required indicators: convert the resulting products to a voltage of 6-10 kV, separate them with cable lines point by point, and then again convert them to a voltage of 0.4 kV. Again, there are losses for the transformation during the operation of transformers 6-10 kV and 0.4 kV. Electricity is delivered to the household consumer in the required voltage - 380 V or 220 V. Any transformer has its own efficiency and is designed for a certain load. If the power consumption is more or less than the rated power, the losses in the electrical networks increase regardless of the desire of the supplier.

The next pitfall is the discrepancy between the power of the transformer that converts 6-10 kV to 220V. If consumers take energy more than the nameplate power of the transformer, it either fails or will not be able to provide the necessary parameters at the output. As a result of a decrease in the mains voltage, electrical appliances operate in violation of the passport regime and, as a result, increase consumption.

Measures to reduce technical losses of electricity in power supply systems are discussed in detail in the video:

Home conditions

The consumer received his 220/380 V on the meter. Now the electrical energy lost after the meter falls on the end consumer.

It is made up of:

1. Losses in case of exceeding the calculated consumption parameters.
2. Poor contact in switching devices (knife switches, starters, switches, lamp holders, plugs, sockets).
3. Capacitive nature of the load.
4. Inductive nature of the load.
5. Use of outdated lighting systems, refrigerators and other old equipment.

Consider measures to reduce electricity losses in houses and apartments.

P.1 - there is only one fight against this type of loss: the use of conductors corresponding to the load. In existing networks, it is necessary to monitor the compliance of wire parameters and power consumption. If it is impossible to correct these parameters and bring them back to normal, one should put up with the fact that energy is lost to heat the wires, as a result of which the parameters of their insulation change and the likelihood of a fire in the room increases. About that, we talked about in the corresponding article.

P.2 - poor contact: in knife switches - this is the use of modern designs with good non-oxidizing contacts. Any oxide increases resistance. In starters - the same way. Switches - the on-off system must use a metal that can withstand moisture, elevated temperatures. The contact must be ensured by a good pressing of one pole to the other.

P.3, P.4 - reactive load. All electrical appliances that do not belong to incandescent lamps, old-style electric stoves have a reactive component of electricity consumption. Any inductance, when a voltage is applied to it, resists the passage of current through it due to the resulting magnetic induction. Through time electromagnetic induction, which prevented the passage of current, helps its passage and adds to the network part of the energy that is harmful to the general networks. There are so-called eddy currents, which distort the true readings of electricity meters and make negative changes in the parameters of the supplied electricity. The same happens with a capacitive load. The resulting eddy currents spoil the parameters of the electricity supplied to the consumer. Struggle - the use of special reactive energy compensators, depending on the load parameters.

P.5. Use of outdated lighting systems (incandescent bulbs). Their efficiency has maximum value- 3-5%, and maybe less. The remaining 95% goes to heating the filament and, as a result, to heating the environment and to radiation that is not perceived by the human eye. Therefore, to improve this species lighting became inappropriate. Other types of lighting have appeared - fluorescent lamps, which have become widely used recently. The efficiency of fluorescent lamps reaches 7%, and LED up to 20%. The use of the latter will save energy right now and during operation due to a long service life - up to 50,000 hours (an incandescent lamp - 1,000 hours).

Separately, I would like to note that it is possible to reduce the loss of electrical energy in the house with the help of. In addition, as we have already said, electricity is lost when it is stolen. If you notice that, you must immediately take appropriate measures. Where to call for help, we told in the corresponding article, which we referred to!

The above methods of reducing power consumption reduce the load on the wiring in the house and, as a result, reduce losses in the power grid. As you already understood, the methods of struggle are most widely disclosed for residential consumers because not every owner of an apartment or house is aware of possible losses of electricity, and supplying organizations in their state keep workers specially trained on this topic who are able to deal with such problems.

Introduction

Literature review

1.3 No-load losses

Conclusion

Bibliography

Introduction

Electrical energy is the only type of product that does not use other resources to move it from the places of production to the places of consumption. For this, part of the transmitted electricity itself is consumed, so its losses are inevitable, the task is to determine their economically justified level. Reducing electricity losses in electrical networks to this level is one of the important areas of energy saving.

During the entire period from 1991 to 2003, the total losses in the energy systems of Russia grew both in absolute terms and as a percentage of electricity supplied to the grid.

The growth of energy losses in electrical networks is determined by the action of quite objective laws in the development of the entire energy sector as a whole. The main ones are: the trend towards the concentration of electricity generation at large power plants; continuous growth of loads of electric networks, associated with a natural increase in loads of consumers and a lag in the growth rate of network throughput from the growth rate of electricity consumption and generating capacities.

In connection with the development of market relations in the country, the importance of the problem of electricity losses has increased significantly. The development of methods for calculating, analyzing power losses and choosing economically feasible measures to reduce them has been carried out at VNIIE for more than 30 years. To calculate all components of electricity losses in the networks of all voltage classes of AO-energos and in the equipment of networks and substations and their regulatory characteristics, a software package has been developed that has a certificate of conformity approved by the CDU of the UES of Russia, the Glavgosenergonadzor of Russia and the Department of Electric Grids of RAO "UES of Russia".

Due to the complexity of calculating losses and the presence of significant errors, special attention has recently been paid to the development of methods for normalizing power losses.

The methodology for determining loss standards has not yet been established. Even the principles of rationing have not been defined. Opinions on the approach to rationing range widely - from the desire to have an established fixed standard in the form of a percentage of losses to control over "normal" losses with the help of ongoing calculations according to network diagrams using appropriate software.

According to the received norms of electricity losses, tariffs for electricity are set. Tariff regulation is entrusted to the state regulatory bodies FEK and REC (federal and regional energy commissions). Energy supply organizations must justify the level of electricity losses that they consider appropriate to include in the tariff, and energy commissions should analyze these justifications and accept or correct them.

This paper considers the problem of calculation, analysis and regulation of electricity losses from modern positions; the theoretical provisions of the calculations are presented, a description of the software that implements these provisions is given, and the experience of practical calculations is presented.

Literature review

The problem of calculating electricity losses has been worrying power engineers for a very long time. In this regard, very few books on this topic are currently being published, because little has changed in the fundamental structure of networks. But at the same time, a fairly large number of articles are published, where old data are clarified and new solutions are proposed for problems related to the calculation, regulation and reduction of electricity losses.

One of the latest books published on this topic is Zhelezko Yu.S. "Calculation, analysis and regulation of electricity losses in electrical networks" . It most fully presents the structure of electricity losses, loss analysis methods and the choice of measures to reduce them. The methods of normalization of losses are substantiated. The software that implements the loss calculation methods is described in detail.

Earlier, the same author published the book "Selection of Measures to Reduce Electricity Losses in Electric Networks: A Guide for Practical Calculations". Here most attention was given to methods for calculating electricity losses in various networks and justified the use of one method or another depending on the type of network, as well as measures to reduce electricity losses.

In the book Budzko I.A. and Levina M.S. "Power supply of agricultural enterprises and settlements"The authors examined in detail the problems of electricity supply in general, focusing on distribution networks that supply agricultural enterprises and settlements. The book also provides recommendations on organizing control over electricity consumption and improving accounting systems.

Authors Vorotnitsky V.E., Zhelezko Yu.S. and Kazantsev V.N. in the book "Electricity losses in electrical networks of power systems" considered in detail general issues related to reducing electricity losses in networks: methods for calculating and predicting losses in networks, analyzing the structure of losses and calculating their technical and economic efficiency, planning losses and measures to reduce them.

In the article by Vorotnitsky V.E., Zaslonov S.V. and Kalinkini M.A. "The program for calculating the technical losses of power and electricity in distribution networks 6 - 10 kV" describes in detail the program for calculating the technical losses of electricity RTP 3.1 Its main advantage is ease of use and easy-to-analyze conclusion of the final results, which significantly reduces personnel labor costs for calculation.

Article Zhelezko Yu.S. "Principles of rationing of electricity losses in electrical networks and calculation software" is devoted to topical issue regulation of electricity losses. The author focuses on the purposeful reduction of losses to an economically justified level, which is not ensured by the existing practice of rationing. The article also makes a proposal to use the normative characteristics of losses developed on the basis of detailed circuit calculations of networks of all voltage classes. In this case, the calculation can be made using the software.

The purpose of another article by the same author entitled "Estimation of electricity losses due to instrumental measurement errors" is not to clarify the methodology for determining the errors of specific measuring instruments based on checking their parameters. The author in the article assessed the resulting errors in the system for accounting for the receipt and release of electricity from the network of an energy supply organization, which includes hundreds and thousands of devices. Particular attention is paid systematic error, which at present turns out to be an essential component of the loss structure.

In the article Galanova V.P., Galanova V.V. "Influence of the quality of electricity on the level of its losses in the networks" attention is paid to the actual problem of the quality of electricity, which has a significant impact on the losses of electricity in the networks.

Article by Vorotnitsky V.E., Zagorsky Ya.T. and Apryatkin V.N. "Calculation, regulation and reduction of electricity losses in urban electrical networks" is devoted to clarifying existing methods for calculating electricity losses, normalizing losses in modern conditions, as well as new methods for reducing losses.

The article by A. Ovchinnikov "Electricity losses in distribution networks 0.38 - 6 (10) kV" focuses on obtaining reliable information about the operation parameters of network elements, and above all about the load of power transformers. This information, according to the author, will help to significantly reduce the loss of electricity in networks of 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV.

1. Structure of electricity losses in electrical networks. Technical losses of electricity

1.1 Structure of electricity losses in electrical networks

During the transmission of electrical energy, losses occur in each element of the electrical network. To study the components of losses in various elements of the network and assess the need for a particular measure aimed at reducing losses, an analysis of the structure of electricity losses is performed.

Actual (reported) electricity losses Δ W Rep is defined as the difference between the electricity supplied to the network and the electricity released from the network to consumers. These losses include different nature: losses in network elements that are purely physical in nature, the consumption of electricity for the operation of equipment installed at substations and ensuring the transmission of electricity, errors in recording electricity by metering devices and, finally, theft of electricity, non-payment or incomplete payment of meter readings, etc.

Separation of losses into components can be carried out according to different criteria: the nature of losses (constant, variable), voltage classes, groups of elements, production units, etc. Given the physical nature and specifics of methods for determining the quantitative values ​​of actual losses, they can be divided into four components:

1) technical losses of electricity Δ W T , caused by physical processes in wires and electrical equipment that occur during the transmission of electricity through electric networks.

2) electricity consumption for own needs of substations Δ W CH , necessary to ensure the operation of the technological equipment of substations and the life of the maintenance personnel, determined by the readings of meters installed on auxiliary transformers of substations;

3) power losses due to instrumental errors their measurements(instrumental loss) Δ W Izm;

4) commercial losses Δ W K, due to theft of electricity, inconsistency of meter readings with payment for electricity by household consumers and other reasons in the field of organizing control over energy consumption. Their value is determined as the difference between the actual (reported) losses and the sum of the first three components:

Δ W K = ∆ W Ret - Δ W T - Δ W CH - ∆ W Change (1.1)

The first three components of the loss structure are due to the technological needs of the process of transmission of electricity through networks and instrumental accounting of its receipt and release. The sum of these components is well described by the term technological losses. The fourth component - commercial losses - is the impact of the "human factor" and includes all its manifestations: deliberate theft of electricity by some subscribers by changing meter readings, non-payment or incomplete payment of meter readings, etc.

The criteria for classifying part of the electricity as losses can be physical and economic character.

The sum of technical losses, electric power consumption for own needs of substations and commercial losses can be called physical electricity losses. These components are really related to the physics of energy distribution over the network. At the same time, the first two components of physical losses relate to the technology of electricity transmission through networks, and the third - to the technology for controlling the amount of electricity transmitted.

Economy determines losses as part of the electricity for which its registered useful output to consumers turned out to be less than the electricity produced at its power plants and purchased from its other producers. At the same time, the registered productive supply of electricity here is not only that part of it, the funds for which were actually received on the settlement account of the energy supply organization, but also the part to which invoices were issued, i.e. energy consumption is fixed. In contrast, the real readings of the meters that record the energy consumption of household subscribers are not known. The useful supply of electricity to household subscribers is determined directly by the payment received for the month, therefore, all unpaid energy is included in the losses.

From the point of view of economics, the consumption of electricity for substations' own needs is no different from the consumption in network elements for the transmission of the rest of the electricity to consumers.

The underestimation of the volume of usefully supplied electricity is the same economic loss as the two components described above. The same can be said about the theft of electricity. Thus, all four components of losses described above are the same from an economic point of view.

Technical losses of electricity can be represented by the following structural components:

load losses in substation equipment. These include losses in lines and power transformers, as well as losses in measuring current transformers, high-frequency barriers (VZ) of HF communications and current-limiting reactors. All these elements are included in the "cut" of the line, i.e. in series, so the losses in them depend on the power flowing through them.

no-load losses, including losses in electricity in power transformers, compensating devices (CU), voltage transformers, meters and devices for connecting high-frequency communications, as well as losses in the insulation of cable lines.

climatic losses, which include two types of losses: corona losses and losses due to leakage currents through the insulators of overhead lines and substations. Both types are weather dependent.

Technical losses in electrical networks of power supply organizations (power systems) must be calculated for three voltage ranges:

in high voltage supply networks of 35 kV and above;

in distribution networks of medium voltage 6 - 10 kV;

in distribution networks of low voltage 0.38 kV.

Distribution networks 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV, operated by RES and PES, are characterized by a significant share of electricity losses in the total losses along the entire electricity transmission chain from sources to power receivers. This is due to the peculiarities of the construction, functioning, organization of operation of this type of networks: a large number of elements, branching of circuits, insufficient provision with metering devices, relatively low loading of elements, etc.

At present, technical losses in 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV networks are calculated monthly for each RES and PES of energy systems and are summed up for a year. The obtained values ​​of losses are used to calculate the planned standard for electricity losses for the next year.

1.2 Load power losses

Energy losses in wires, cables and transformer windings are proportional to the square of the load current flowing through them, and therefore they are called load losses. Load current tends to change with time, and load losses are often referred to as variable.

Load losses of electricity include:

Losses in lines and power transformers, which can be generally determined by the formula, thousand kWh:

where I ( t)- element current at time t ;

Δ t- the time interval between its successive measurements, if the latter were carried out at equal, sufficiently small time intervals. Losses in current transformers. Active power losses in the CT and its secondary circuit are determined by the sum of three components: losses in the primary ΔР 1 and secondary ΔР 2 windings and losses in the load of the secondary circuit ΔР н2. The normalized load value of the secondary circuit of most CTs with a voltage of 10 kV and a rated current of less than 2000 A, which make up the bulk of all CTs operated in networks, is 10 VA with a CT accuracy class K TT= 0.5 and 1 VA at K TT = 1.0. For CTs of 10 kV and a rated current of 2000 A or more and for CTs of 35 kV these values ​​are twice as high, and for CTs of 110 kV and above they are three times more. For electricity losses in the CT of one connection, thousand kWh for the billing period of T, days:

where β TTekv - coefficient of equivalent current loading of CT;

a and b- coefficients of dependence of specific power losses in CT and in

its secondary circuit Δp TT, having the form:

Losses in high-frequency communication barriers. The total losses in the air intake and the connection device on one phase of the overhead line can be determined by the formula, thousand kWh:

where β vz is the ratio of the rms working current of the air intake for the calculated

period to its rated current;

Δ R pr - losses in connection devices.

1.3 No-load losses

For electrical networks 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV, the components of no-load losses (conditionally constant losses) include:

No-load electricity losses in a power transformer, which are determined over time T according to the formula, thousand kWh:

, (1.6)

where ∆ R x - no-load power loss of the transformer at rated voltage U H;

U( t)- voltage at the connection point (at the HV input) of the transformer at the time t .

Losses in compensating devices (CD), depending on the type of device. In distribution networks of 0.38-6-10 kV, batteries of static capacitors (BSK) are mainly used. Losses in them are determined on the basis of known specific power losses Δр B SK, kW/kvar:

where W Q B SK - reactive energy generated by the capacitor bank for the billing period. Usually Δr B SK = 0.003 kW/kvar.

Losses in voltage transformers. Active power losses in the HP consist of losses in the HP itself and in the secondary load:

ΔР TN = ΔР 1TN + ΔР 2TN. (1.8)

Losses in the HP itself ΔР 1ТН consist mainly of losses in the steel magnetic circuit of the transformer. They grow with the growth of the rated voltage and for one phase at the rated voltage they are numerically approximately equal to the rated voltage of the network. In distribution networks with a voltage of 0.38-6-10 kV, they are about 6-10 watts.

Secondary load losses ΔР 2VT depend on the VT accuracy class to TN. Moreover, for transformers with a voltage of 6-10 kV, this dependence is linear. At rated load for VTs of this voltage class ΔР 2TH ≈ 40 W. However, in practice, VT secondary circuits are often overloaded, so indicated values must be multiplied by the load factor of the VT secondary circuit β 2VT. Considering the above, the total electricity losses in the HP and the load of its secondary circuit are determined by the formulas, thousand kWh:

Losses in the insulation of cable lines, which are determined by the formula, kWh:

where bc- capacitive conductivity of the cable, Sim/km;

U- voltage, kV;

L cab - cable length, km;

tgφ - dielectric loss tangent, determined by the formula:

where T sl- number of years of cable operation;

and τ- aging coefficient, taking into account the aging of insulation during

operation. The resulting increase in the tangent of the angle

dielectric loss is reflected in the second parenthesis of the formula.

1.4 Climate losses of electricity

Weather adjustment exists for most loss types. The level of power consumption, which determines the power flows in the branches and the voltage in the network nodes, depends significantly on weather conditions. Seasonal dynamics is visibly manifested in load losses, electricity consumption for substations' own needs, and underestimation of electricity. But in these cases, the dependence on weather conditions is expressed mainly through one factor - air temperature.

At the same time, there are loss components, the value of which is determined not so much by temperature as by the type of weather. First of all, they should include the corona losses arising on the wires high voltage lines power lines due to high voltage electric field on their surface. As typical types of weather, when calculating corona losses, it is customary to single out fine weather, dry snow, rain and hoarfrost (in ascending order of losses).

When a contaminated insulator is moistened, a conductive medium (electrolyte) appears on its surface, which contributes to a significant increase in leakage current. These losses occur mainly in wet weather (fog, dew, drizzle). According to statistics, annual losses of electricity in AO-energo networks due to leakage currents through insulators of overhead lines of all voltages turn out to be commensurate with corona losses. At the same time, approximately half of their total value falls on networks of 35 kV and below. It is important that both leakage currents and corona losses are purely active and therefore are a direct component of power losses.

Climate losses include:

Crown loss. The corona loss depends on the cross section of the wire and the operating voltage (the smaller the cross section and the higher the voltage, the greater the specific tension on the surface of the wire and the more loss), phase design, line length, and the weather. Specific losses under various weather conditions are determined on the basis of experimental studies. Losses from leakage currents through insulators of overhead lines. The minimum length of the leakage current path through the insulators is standardized depending on the degree of atmospheric pollution (CPA). At the same time, the data on the resistance of insulators given in the literature are very heterogeneous and are not tied to the level of SZA.

The power released on one insulator is determined by the formula, kW:

where U out- voltage attributable to the insulator, kV;

R out - its resistance, kOhm.

Losses of electricity due to leakage currents in the insulators of overhead lines can be determined by the formula, thousand kWh:

, (1.12)

where T ow- duration in the calculation period of wet weather

(fog, dew and drizzle);

N gear- the number of strings of insulators.

2. Methods for calculating electricity losses

2.1 Methods for calculating electricity losses for various networks

Accurate determination of losses per time interval T possible with known parameters R and Δ R x and time functions I (t) and U (t) over the entire interval. Options R and Δ R x are usually known, and in the calculations they are considered constant. But the resistance of the conductor depends on the temperature.

Information about mode parameters I (t) and U (t) is usually available only for the days of control measurements. At most substations without attendants, they are recorded 3 times per control day. This information is incomplete and limitedly reliable, since the measurements are carried out by equipment with a certain accuracy class and not simultaneously at all substations.

Depending on the completeness of information about the loads of network elements, the following methods can be used to calculate load losses:

Element-by-element calculation methods using the formula:

, (2.1)

where k- number of network elements;

th element resistance R i in

moment of time j ;

Δ t- the frequency of polling sensors that record

current loads of elements.

Characteristic mode methods using the formula:

, (2.2)

where ∆ R i- load power losses in the network in i-m mode

duration t i hours;

n- number of modes.

Characteristic day methods using the formula:

, (2.3)

where m- the number of characteristic days, the loss of electricity for each of which, calculated by famous charts loads

at the network nodes are Δ W n c i ,

D eq i- equivalent duration in a year i th characteristic

graphics (number of days).

4. Methods for the number of hours of greatest losses τ, using the formula:

, (2.4)

where ∆ R max- power losses in the maximum network load mode.

5. Average load methods using the formula:

, (2.5)

where ∆ R c p - power losses in the network at average node loads

(or in the network as a whole) for the time T ;

k f - shape factor of a power or current graph.

6. Statistical methods using regression dependences of power losses on generalized characteristics of schemes and modes of electrical networks.

Methods 1-5 provide for carrying out electrical calculations of the network for given values ​​of the circuit parameters and loads. Otherwise they are called circuitry .

When using statistical methods, electricity losses are calculated on the basis of stable statistical dependencies losses from generalized network parameters, for example, total load, total length of lines, number of substations, etc. The dependencies themselves get them based statistical processing a certain number of circuit calculations, for each of which the calculated value of losses and the values ​​of factors are known, the connection of losses with which is established.

Statistical methods do not allow identifying specific measures to reduce losses. They are used to estimate the total losses in the network. But at the same time, applied to a variety of objects, for example, 6-10 kV lines, make it possible to identify with a high probability those of them in which there are places with increased losses. This makes it possible to greatly reduce the volume of circuit calculations, and, consequently, to reduce labor costs for their implementation.

When carrying out circuit calculations, a number of initial data and calculation results can be presented in a probabilistic form, for example, in the form of mathematical expectations and variances. In these cases, the apparatus of probability theory is applied, therefore these methods are called probabilistic circuitry methods .

To determine τ and kφ used in methods 4 and 5, there are a number of formulas. The most acceptable for practical calculations are the following:

; (2.6)

where k z - schedule fill factor, equal to the relative number of hours of maximum load use.

According to the features of the schemes and modes of electrical networks and information support of calculations, five groups of networks are distinguished, the calculation of electricity losses in which is carried out by various methods:

transit electrical networks of 220 kV and above (intersystem communications), through which power is exchanged between power systems.

Transit electrical networks are characterized by the presence of loads that are variable in value, and often in sign (reverse power flows). The mode parameters of these networks are usually measured hourly.

closed electric networks of 110 kV and above, practically not participating in the exchange of power between power systems;

open (radial) electrical networks 35-150 kV.

For power supply networks of 110 kV and above and open distribution networks of 35-150 kV, the mode parameters are measured on the days of control measurements (typical winter and summer days). Open networks 35-150 kV are allocated to a separate group due to the possibility of calculating losses in them separately from the calculations of losses in a closed network.

distribution electrical networks 6-10 kV.

For open networks of 6-10 kV, the loads on the head section of each line are known (in the form of electricity or current).

distribution electrical networks 0.38 kV.

For electrical networks of 0.38 kV, there are only episodic measurements of the total load in the form of phase currents and voltage losses in the network.

In accordance with the above, the following calculation methods are recommended for networks for various purposes.

Methods of characteristic modes are recommended for calculating losses in the backbone and transit networks in the presence of teleinformation about the loads of the nodes, periodically transmitted to the computer center of the power system. Both methods - element-by-element calculations and characteristic modes - are based on operational calculations of power losses in the network or its elements.

Methods of characteristic day and number of hours of the greatest losses can be used to calculate losses in closed networks of 35 kV and higher self-balancing power systems and in open networks of 6-150 kV.

Average load methods are applicable for relatively uniform node load curves. They are recommended as preferred for open-loop networks 6-150 kV in the presence of data on electricity transmitted over the period under review through the head section of the network. The lack of data on the loads of network nodes makes us assume their homogeneity.

All methods applicable to the calculation of losses in networks of higher voltages, with the availability of relevant information, can be used to calculate losses in networks of lower voltages.

2.2 Methods for calculating electricity losses in distribution networks 0.38-6-10 kV

Networks of 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV power systems are characterized by the relative simplicity of the circuit of each line, a large number of such lines and low reliability of information about the loads of transformers. These factors make it inappropriate for this stage the use of methods for calculating electricity losses in these networks, similar to those used in networks of higher voltages and based on the availability of information about each element of the network. In this regard, methods based on the representation of 0.38-6-10 kV lines in the form of equivalent resistances have become widespread.

The load losses of electricity in the line are determined by one of two formulas, depending on what information about the load of the head section is available - active W P and reactive w Q energy transferred in time T or maximum current load I max:

, (2.8)

, (2.9)

where k fr and k f Q - coefficients of the form of graphs of active and reactive power;

U ek is the equivalent voltage of the network, taking into account the change in the actual voltage both in time and along the line.

If the charts R and Q are not recorded on the head section, it is recommended to determine the shape factor of the graph according to (2.7).

The equivalent voltage is determined by the empirical formula:

where U 1 , U 2 - voltage in the CPU in the modes of the greatest and least loads; k 1 = 0.9 for 0.38-6-10 kV networks. In this case, formula (2.8) takes the form:

, (2.11)

where k f 2 is determined according to (2.7), based on the data on the fill factor of the active load graph. Due to the discrepancy between the measurement time of the current load and the unknown time of its actual maximum, formula (2.9) gives underestimated results. The elimination of the systematic error is achieved by increasing the value obtained by (2.9) by 1.37 times. The calculation formula takes the form:

. (2.12)

The equivalent resistance of the lines 0.38-6-10 kV with unknown loads of the elements is determined based on the assumption of the same relative load of the transformers. In this case, the calculation formula has the form:

, (2.13)

where S t i- the total rated power of distribution transformers (RT), which are powered by i-th section of the lines with resistance R l i ,

P - number of line sections;

S t j- rated power i-th PT resistance R t j ;

t - number of RT;

S t. g is the total power of the RT connected to the line under consideration.

Calculation R ek according to (2.13) involves processing the circuit of each 0.38-6-10 kV line (numbering nodes, coding brands of wires and capacities of the RT, etc.). Due to a large number lines such a calculation R ek can be difficult because of the large labor costs. In this case, regression dependencies are used to determine R eq, based on the generalized parameters of the line: the total length of the line sections, the wire section and the length of the main line, branches, etc. For practical use, the most appropriate dependence is:

, (2.14)

where R G - resistance of the head section of the line;

l ma , l m s - the total length of the main sections (without the head section) with aluminum and steel wires, respectively;

l about a , l o s - the same sections of the line related to branches from the main;

F M - cross section of the main wire;

a 1 - a 4 - tabular coefficients.

In this regard, it is advisable to use dependence (2.14) and the subsequent determination of electric power losses in the line with its help to solve two problems:

determination of total losses in k lines as the sum of the values ​​calculated by (2.11) or (2.12) for each line (in this case, the errors decrease by approximately √ k once);

identification of lines with increased losses (loses of losses). Such lines include lines for which the upper limit of the loss uncertainty interval exceeds the established norm (for example, 5%).

3. Programs for calculating electricity losses in distribution networks

3.1 The need to calculate the technical losses of electricity

At present, in many Russian power systems, network losses are growing even with a decrease in energy consumption. At the same time, both absolute and relative losses increase, which in some places have already reached 25-30%. In order to determine what proportion of these losses is really due to the physically conditioned technical component, and what proportion is due to the commercial one, associated with unreliable accounting, theft, shortcomings in the system of billing and collecting data on productive supply, it is necessary to be able to calculate technical losses.

Load losses of active power in a network element with resistance R at voltage U determined by the formula:

, (3.1)

where P and Q- active and reactive power transmitted through the element.

In most cases, the values R and Q on network elements are initially unknown. As a rule, the loads in the network nodes (at substations) are known. The purpose of the electrical calculation (calculation of the steady state - SD) in any network is to determine the values R and Q in each branch of the network according to their values ​​in the nodes. After that, the determination of the total power losses in the network is a simple task summation of the values ​​determined by formula (3.1).

The volume and nature of the initial data on circuits and loads differ significantly for networks of different voltage classes.

For networks 35 kV and above are usually known values P and Q load nodes. As a result of the calculation of SD, flows are revealed R and Q in every element.

For networks 6-10 kV known, as a rule, only the release of electricity through the head section of the feeder, i.e. in fact, the total load of all TS 6-10 / 0.38 kV, including losses in the feeder. Energy output can be used to determine average values R and Q feeder head section. To calculate values R and Q in each element, it is necessary to make some assumption about the distribution of the total load between the TS. Usually, the only possible assumption in this case is to distribute the load in proportion to the installed capacities of the transformer substation. Then, using an iterative calculation from bottom to top and from top to bottom, these loads are corrected so as to achieve equality of the sum of nodal loads and losses in the network to a given load of the head section. Thus, the missing data on nodal loads are artificially restored, and the problem is reduced to the first case.

In the described tasks, the scheme and parameters of the network elements are presumably known. The difference between the calculations is that in the first task, the nodal loads are considered to be initial, and the total load is obtained as a result of the calculation, in the second, the total load is known, and the nodal loads are obtained as a result of the calculation.

When calculating losses in 0.38 kV networks with known schemes of these networks, theoretically, it is possible to use the same algorithm as for networks of 6 - 10 kV. However, a large number of 0.4 kV lines, the difficulty of introducing information on support (post-column) circuits into programs, the lack of reliable data on nodal loads (loads of buildings) makes such a calculation extremely difficult, and, most importantly, it is not clear whether the desired refinement of the results is achieved in this case. . At the same time, the minimum amount of data on the generalized parameters of these networks (total length, number of lines and sections of the head sections) makes it possible to estimate losses in them with no less accuracy than in a scrupulous element-by-element calculation based on dubious data on nodal loads.

3.2 Application of software for calculating electricity losses in distribution networks 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV

One of the most time-consuming is the calculation of electricity losses in distribution networks of 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV, therefore, to simplify such calculations, many programs based on various methods have been developed. In my work, I will consider some of them.

To calculate all the components of the detailed structure of technological losses of power and electricity in electrical networks, the standard consumption of electricity for substation auxiliary needs, the actual and permissible imbalances of electricity at power facilities, as well as the regulatory characteristics of power and electricity losses, a set of programs RAP - 95 was developed, consisting of seven programs:

RAP - OS, designed to calculate technical losses in closed networks of 110 kV and above;

NP - 1, designed to calculate the coefficients of standard characteristics of technical losses in closed networks of 110 kV and higher based on the results of RAP - OS;

RAP - 110, designed to calculate technical losses and their regulatory characteristics in radial networks 35 - 110 kV;

RAP - 10, designed to calculate technical losses and their regulatory characteristics in distribution networks 0.38-6-10 kV;

ROSP, designed to calculate technical losses in the equipment of networks and substations;

RAPU, designed to calculate losses due to errors in electricity meters, as well as actual and permissible imbalances in electricity at facilities;

SP, designed to calculate the indicators of reporting forms based on data on the supply of electricity in the network of different voltages and the results of calculation for programs 1-6.

Let us dwell in more detail on the description of the RAP - 10 program, which performs the following calculations:

determines the structure of losses by voltage, groups of elements;

calculates voltages in the feeder nodes, active and reactive power flows in the branches, indicating their share in the total power losses;

allocates feeders, which are centers of losses, and calculates the multiplicity of increase in the norms of load losses and idle losses;

calculates coefficients of characteristics of technical losses for CPU, RES and PES.

The program allows you to calculate power losses in 6-10 kV feeders using two methods:

average loads, when the shape factor of the graph is determined based on the specified fill factor of the load graph of the head section k h or is taken equal to that measured according to the load schedule of the head section. In this case, the value k h must correspond to the billing period (month or year);

settlement days (typical schedules), where the specified value k f 2 should correspond to the schedule of the working day.

Also, the program implements two estimation methods for calculating electricity losses in 0.38 kV networks:

by the total length and number of lines with different sections of the head sections;

by the maximum voltage loss in the line or its average value in a group of lines.

In both methods, the energy released into a line or a group of lines, the cross section of the head section, as well as the value of the line branching coefficient, the fraction distributed loads, schedule duty factor and reactive power factor.

The calculation of losses can be carried out at the level of the CPU, RES or PES. At each level, the output print contains the structure of losses in the components included in this level (at the CP level - by feeders, at the RES level - by CP, at the PES level - by RES), as well as total losses and their structure.

For easier, faster and more visual formation of the calculation scheme, comfortable look providing the results of the calculation and all the necessary data for the analysis of these results, the program "Calculation of technical losses (RTP)" 3.1 was developed.

Entering the circuit in this program is greatly facilitated and accelerated by a set of editable reference books. If you have any questions while working with the program, you can always turn to the help or user manual for help. The program interface is convenient and simple, which reduces labor costs for the preparation and calculation of the electrical network.

Figure 1 shows the design scheme, the input of which is carried out on the basis of the normal operational scheme of the feeder. Feeder elements are nodes and lines. The first feeder node is always a power center, a tap is a connection point for two or more lines, a transformer substation is a node with a transformer substation, as well as 6/10 kV transition transformers (block transformers). There are two types of lines: wires - an overhead or cable line with a wire length and brand, and connecting lines - a fictitious line with zero length and no wire brand. The feeder image can be enlarged or reduced using the zoom function, as well as moved around the screen with scroll bars or the mouse.

The parameters of the design model or the properties of any of its elements are available for viewing in any mode. After calculating the feeder, in addition to background information about the element, the calculation results are added to the window with its characteristics.

fig.1. Settlement scheme of the network.

The calculation of the steady state includes the determination of currents and power flows along the branches, voltage levels in the nodes, load losses of power and electricity in lines and transformers, as well as no-load losses according to reference data, load factors of lines and transformers. The initial data for the calculation are the measured current at the head section of the feeder and the voltage on the buses 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV on regime days, as well as the load on all or part of the transformer substations. In addition to the specified initial data for the calculation, a mode for setting electricity at the head section is provided. It is possible to fix the settlement date.

Simultaneously with the calculation of power losses, the calculation of electricity losses is carried out. The results of the calculation for each feeder are stored in a file in which they are summarized by power centers, areas of electrical networks and all electrical networks in general, which makes it possible to carry out detailed analysis results.

Detailed calculation results consist of two tables with detailed information about mode parameters and calculation results for feeder branches and nodes. Detailed calculation results can be saved in text format or Excel format. This allows you to use the rich capabilities of this Windows application for reporting or analyzing results.

The program provides a flexible editing mode that allows you to enter any necessary changes in the source data, electrical network diagrams: add or edit a feeder, name of electrical networks, districts, power centers, edit directories. When editing a feeder, you can change the location and properties of any element on the screen, insert a line, replace an element, delete a line, transformer, node, etc.

The RTP 3.1 program allows you to work with several databases, for this you only need to specify the path to them. It performs various checks of the initial data and calculation results (closedness of the network, load factors of transformers, the current of the head section must be greater than the total no-load current of the installed transformers, etc.)

As a result of switching switching in repair and post-emergency modes and a corresponding change in the configuration of the electrical network circuit, unacceptable overloads of lines and transformers, voltage levels at the nodes, excessive losses of power and electricity in the network may occur. To do this, the program provides an assessment of the regime consequences of operational switching in the network, as well as checking the admissibility of modes for voltage loss, power loss, load current, and protection currents. To evaluate such modes, the program provides for the possibility of switching individual sections of distribution lines from one power center to another, if there are backup jumpers. To implement the possibility of switching switching between feeders of different CPUs, it is necessary to establish connections between them.

All of these features significantly reduce the time for preparing the initial information. In particular, using the program, in one working day, one operator can enter information for calculating technical losses on 30 distribution lines of 6 - 10 kV of average complexity.

The RTP 3.1 program is one of the modules of a multi-level integrated system for calculating and analyzing electricity losses in the electrical networks of AO-Energo, in which the calculation results for this TES are summarized with the calculation results for other TESs and for the energy system as a whole.

Let's take a closer look at the calculation of electricity losses by the RTP 3.1 program in the fifth chapter.

4. Regulation of electricity losses

Before giving the concept of the norm of electricity losses, it is necessary to clarify the term "norm" itself, given by encyclopedic dictionaries.

The standards are understood as the estimated values ​​of the costs of material resources used in planning and management economic activity enterprises. Regulations must be scientifically based, progressive and dynamic, i.e. be systematically reviewed as organizational and technical shifts in production take place.

Although the above is given in the dictionaries for material resources in a broad sense, it fully reflects the requirements for the rationing of electricity losses.

4.1 The concept of the loss standard. Methods for setting standards in practice

Rationing is a procedure for establishing for the considered period of time an acceptable (normal) level of losses according to economic criteria ( loss rate), the value of which is determined on the basis of loss calculations, analyzing the possibility of reducing each component of their actual structure in the planning period.

Under the norm of reporting losses, it is necessary to understand the sum of the norms of the four components of the loss structure, each of which has an independent nature and, as a result, requires an individual approach to determining its acceptable (normal) level for the period under review. The standard for each component should be determined on the basis of calculating its actual level and analyzing the possibilities for realizing the identified reserves for reducing it.

If we subtract from today's actual losses all available reserves for their reduction in full, the result can be called optimal losses under existing network loads and existing equipment prices. The level of optimal losses varies from year to year, as network loads and equipment prices change. If the loss standard is determined according to the prospective network loads (for the billing year), taking into account the effect of the implementation of all economically justified measures, it can be called forward-looking standard. In connection with the gradual refinement of the data, the prospective standard also needs to be updated periodically.

It is obvious that a certain period of time is required for the implementation of all economically justified measures. Therefore, when determining the loss standard for the coming year, one should take into account the effect of only those measures that can actually be carried out during this period. This standard is called the current standard.

The loss standard is determined for specific values ​​of network loads. Before the planning period, these loads are determined from forecast calculations. Therefore, for the year under consideration, two values ​​​​of such a standard can be distinguished:

predictable ( determined by predicted loads);

actual (determined at the end of the period according to the completed loads).

As for the standard of losses included in the tariff, its predicted value is always used here. The actual value of the standard is advisable to use when considering issues of bonuses to personnel. With a significant change in the schemes and modes of operation of networks in the reporting period, losses can both significantly decrease (in which there is no merit of the personnel) or increase. Refusal to adjust the standard is unfair in both cases.

To establish standards in practice, three methods are used: analytical and calculation, pilot production and reporting and statistical.

Analytical and calculation method the most progressive and scientifically substantiated. It is based on a combination of strict technical and economic calculations with an analysis of production conditions and reserves for saving material costs.

Pilot production method it is used when it is impossible to carry out rigorous technical and economic calculations for some reason (lack or complexity of methods for such calculations, difficulties in obtaining objective initial data, etc.). Standards are obtained on the basis of tests.

Reporting and statistical method least justified. The norms for the next planning period are set according to the reporting and statistical data on the consumption of materials for the past period.

Rationing of electricity consumption for substation own needs is carried out for the purpose of its control and planning, as well as identifying places of irrational consumption. Consumption rates are expressed in thousands of kilowatt-hours per year per piece of equipment or per substation. Numerical values ​​of norms depend on climatic conditions.

Due to significant differences in the structure of networks and in their length, the loss standard for each energy supplying organization is an individual value determined on the basis of the schemes and modes of operation of electrical networks and the features of accounting for the supply and output of electricity.

Due to the fact that tariffs are set differently for three categories of consumers receiving energy from networks with a voltage of 110 kV and above, 35-6 kV and 0.38 kV, the general loss standard should be divided into three components. This division should be made taking into account the degree of use by each category of consumers of networks of different voltage classes.

Temporarily allowable commercial losses included in the tariff are distributed evenly among all categories of consumers, since commercial losses, which are largely theft of energy, cannot be considered as a problem, the payment of which should be borne only by consumers powered by 0.38 kV networks .

Of the four loss components, the most difficult to present in a form that is understandable to regulators is technical losses(especially their load component), since they represent the sum of losses in hundreds and thousands of elements, for the calculation of which it is necessary to have electrical knowledge. The way out is to use the normative characteristics of technical losses, which are the dependence of losses on factors reflected in official reporting.

4.2 Loss specifications

Characteristics of electricity losses - dependence of electricity losses on the factors reflected in the official reporting.

Regulatory characteristic of electricity losses - dependence of the acceptable level of electricity losses (taking into account the effect of the SMEs, the implementation of which is agreed with the organization approving the loss standard) on the factors reflected in the official reporting.

The parameters of the regulatory characteristic are quite stable and therefore, once calculated, agreed and approved, they can be used for a long period - as long as there are no significant changes in network schemes. With the current, very low level of network construction, the normative characteristics calculated for existing network schemes can be used for 5-7 years. At the same time, the error in reflecting losses by them does not exceed 6-8%. In the case of commissioning or decommissioning of essential elements of electrical networks during this period, such characteristics provide reliable basic loss values, against which the impact of changes in the scheme on losses can be assessed.

For a radial network, the load losses of electricity are expressed by the formula:

, (4.1)

where W- supply of electricity to the grid for the period T ;

tg φ - reactive power factor;

R eq - equivalent network resistance;

U- average operating voltage.

Due to the fact that the equivalent network resistance, voltage, as well as reactive power factors and the shape of the graph change within relatively narrow limits, they can be "collected" into one coefficient BUT, the calculation of which for a particular network must be performed once:

. (4.2)

In this case (4.1) becomes load loss characteristic electricity:

. (4.3)

In the presence of characteristic (4.3), load losses for any period T determined on the basis of a single initial value - the supply of electricity to the network.

No-load loss characteristic looks like:

Coefficient value With determined on the basis of idle power losses calculated taking into account the actual voltages on the equipment - Δ W x according to formula (4.4) or based on no-load power losses ΔР X.

Odds BUT and With characteristics of total losses in P radial lines 35, 6-10 or 0.38 kV are determined by the formulas:

; (4.5)

where BUT i and With i- values ​​of the coefficients for the lines included in the network;

Wi- supply of electricity to i-th line;

W - the same, in all lines in general.

Relative underestimation of electricity ∆W depends on the volume of supplied energy - the lower the volume, the lower the current load of the CT and the greater the negative error. The determination of the average values ​​of underestimation is carried out for each month of the year and in the standard characteristic of monthly losses they are reflected by an individual summand for each month, and in the characteristic of annual losses - by the total value.

In the same way, they are reflected in the regulatory characteristics climate losses, as well as electricity consumption for own needs of substations W nc , strongly dependent on the month of the year.

The normative characteristic of losses in a radial network has the form:

where ∆ W m - the sum of the four components described above:

Δ W m = ∆ W y + Δ W core +Δ W from + Δ W PS. (4.8)

The normative characteristic of electricity losses in the networks of the facility, on the balance of which there are distribution networks with a voltage of 6-10 and 0.38 kV, has the form, million kWh:

where W 6-10 - electricity supply in the 6-10 kV grid, mln. W 0.38 - the same, in the network 0.38 kV; A 6-10 and A 0.38 - characteristic coefficients. Value Δ W m for these enterprises includes, as a rule, only the first and fourth terms of formula (4.8). In the absence of electricity metering on the 0.38 kV side of distribution transformers 6-10 / 0.38 kV, the value W 0.38 determined by subtracting from the value W 6-10 supply of electricity to consumers directly from the 6-10 kV network and losses in it, determined by formula (4.8) with the second term excluded.

4.3 The procedure for calculating the standards for electricity losses in distribution networks 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV

At present, to calculate the standards for electricity losses in the distribution networks of RES and PES JSC "Smolenskenergo" circuit methods are used using various software. But in the conditions of incompleteness and low reliability of the initial information about the regime parameters of the network, the use of these methods leads to significant calculation errors with sufficiently large labor costs for the personnel of the RES and TES for their implementation. For the calculation and regulation of electricity tariffs, the Federal Energy Commission (FEC) approved the standards for the technological consumption of electricity for its transmission, i.e. power loss standards. Electricity losses are recommended to be calculated according to aggregated standards for electric networks of power systems using the values ​​of generalized parameters (total length of power lines, total power of power transformers) and electricity supply to the network. Such an assessment of electricity losses, especially for many branched networks of 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV, makes it possible with a high probability to identify subdivisions of the power system (RES and PES) with increased losses, correct the values ​​of losses calculated by circuitry methods, and reduce labor costs for calculating electricity losses . The following expressions are used to calculate annual electricity loss standards for AO-energo networks:

where ∆ W per - technological variable losses of electricity (loss standard) per year in distribution networks 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV, kWh;

Δ W HH, Δ W SN - variable losses in networks of low (LV) and medium (MV) voltage, kWh;

Δω 0 LV - specific power losses in low voltage networks, thousand kWh/km;

Δω 0 SN - specific losses of electricity in medium voltage networks, % of electricity supply;

W UTS - electricity supply in the medium voltage network, kWh;

V CH - correction factor, rel. units;

ΔW p - conditionally constant losses of electricity, kW∙h;

Δ R n - specific conditionally constant power losses of the medium voltage network, kW / MVA;

S TΣ - total rated power of transformers 6 - 10 kV, MVA.

For JSC "Smolenskenergo" the FEC is given the following values specific standard indicators included in (4.10) and (4.11):

; ;

; .

5. An example of calculating electricity losses in distribution networks 10 kV

For an example of calculating electricity losses in a 10 kV distribution network, let's choose a real line extending from the Kapyrevshchina substation (Fig. 5.1).

fig.5.1. Calculation scheme of the distribution network 10 kV.

Initial data:

Rated voltage U H = 10 kV;

power factor tgφ = 0.62;

total line length L= 12.980 km;

total power of transformers SΣT = 423 kVA;

number of peak hours T max = 5100 h/year;

load curve shape factor k f = 1.15.

Some calculation results are presented in Table 5.1.

Table 3.1

Results of calculation of the RTP 3.1 program
Power center voltage:	10,000 kV
Head section current:	6.170 A
Coef. head section capacity:	0,850
Feeder parameters	R, kW	Q, kvar
Head section power	90,837	56,296
Total consumption	88,385	44,365
Total line losses	0,549	0, 203
Total losses in copper transformers	0,440	1,042
Total losses in the steel of transformers	1,464	10,690
Total losses in transformers	1,905	11,732
Total losses in the feeder	2,454	11,935
Schema Options	Total	included	on balance
Number of nodes:	120	8
Number of transformers:	71	4	4
Total, transformer power, kVA	15429,0	423,0	423,0
Number of lines:	110	7	7
Total length of lines, km	157,775	12,980	12,980
Node information
Node number	Power	Uv, kV	Un, kV	pH, kW	Qn, kvar	In, A	Power loss							delta Uv,		Kz. tr.,
	kVA						pH, kW	Qn, kvar	Рхх, kW	Qxx, qvar		R, kW	Q, kvar	%		%
CPU: FCES	10,00	0,000
114	9,98	0,231
115	9,95	0,467
117	9,95	0,543
119	100,0	9,94	0,39	20,895	10,488	1,371	0,111	0,254	0,356	2,568		0,467	2,821	1,528		23,38
120	160,0	9,94	0,39	33,432	16,781	2, 191	0,147	0,377	0,494	3,792		0,641	4,169	1,426		23,38
118	100,0	9,95	0,39	20,895	10,488	1,369	0,111	0,253	0,356	2,575		0,467	2,828	1,391		23,38
116	63,0	9,98	0,40	13,164	6,607	0,860	0,072	0,159	0,259	1,756		0,330	1,914	1,152		23,38

Table 3.2

Line Information
Line start	End of line	Wire brand	Line length, km	Active resistance, Ohm	Reactive resistance, Ohm	Current, A	R, kW	Q, kvar	Power loss		Kz. lines,%
									R, kW	Q, kvar
CPU: FCES	114	AS-25	1,780	2,093	0,732	6,170	90,837	56,296	0,239	0,084	4,35
114	115	AS-25	2,130	2,505	0,875	5,246	77,103	47,691	0, 207	0,072	3,69
115	117	A-35	1, 200	1,104	0,422	3,786	55,529	34,302	0,047	0,018	2,23
117	119	A-35	3,340	3,073	1,176	1,462	21,381	13,316	0,020	0,008	0,86
117	120	AS-50	3,000	1,809	1,176	2,324	34,101	20,967	0,029	0,019	1,11
115	118	A-35	0,940	0,865	0,331	1,460	21,367	13,317	0,006	0,002	0,86
114	116	AS-25	0,590	0,466	0,238	0,924	13,495	8,522	0,001	0,001	0,53

The RTP 3.1 program also calculates the following indicators:

electricity losses in power lines:

(or 18.2% of total electricity losses);

electricity losses in transformer windings (conditionally variable losses):

(14,6%);

electricity losses in the steel of transformers (conditionally constant): (67.2%);

(or 2.4% of the total electricity supply).

let's ask ourselves k ZTP1 = 0.5 and calculate the power loss:

line losses:

, which is 39.2% of the total losses and 1.1% of the total electricity supply;

Which is 31.4% of the total losses and 0.9% of the total electricity supply;

Which is 29.4% of the total losses and 0.8% of the total electricity supply;

total power losses:

That is 2.8% of the total electricity supply.

Let's ask k ZTP2 = 0.8 and repeat the calculation of electricity losses similar to item 1. We get:

line losses:

Which is 47.8% of the total losses and 1.7% of the total electricity supply;

losses in transformer windings:

Which is 38.2% of the total losses and 1.4% of the total electricity supply;

losses in the steel of transformers:

Which is 13.9% of the total losses and 0.5% of the total electricity supply;

total losses:

That is 3.6% of the total electricity supply.

Let's calculate the power loss standards for this distribution network using formulas (4.10) and (4.11):

norm of technological variable losses:

standard of conditionally constant losses:

Analysis of the calculations of electricity losses and their standards allows us to draw the following main conclusions:

with an increase in k 3F from 0.5 to 0.8, an increase in the absolute value of the total electricity losses is observed, which corresponds to an increase in the power of the head section in proportion to k 3F. But, at the same time, the increase in total losses in relation to the supply of electricity is:

for k ZTP1 = 0.5 - 2.8%, and

for k ZTP2 = 0.8 - 3.6%,

including the share of conditionally variable losses in the first case is 2%, and in the second - 3.1%, while the share of conditionally constant losses in the first case is 0.8%, and in the second - 0.5%. Thus, we observe an increase in conditionally variable losses with increasing load on the head section, while conditionally constant losses remain unchanged and take less weight with increasing load on the line.

As a result, the relative increase in electricity losses amounted to only 1.2% with a significant increase in the power of the head section. This fact indicates a more rational use of this distribution network.

The calculation of the electricity loss standards shows that both for k ZTP1 and k ZTP2 the loss standards are observed. Thus, the most effective is the use of this distribution network with k ZTP2 = 0.8. In this case, the equipment will be used more economically.

Conclusion

Based on the results of this bachelor's work, the following main conclusions can be drawn:

electrical energy transmitted through electric networks consumes part of itself for its movement. Part of the generated electricity is spent in electric networks to create electric and magnetic fields and is a necessary technological expense for its transmission. To identify the centers of maximum losses, as well as to take the necessary measures to reduce them, it is necessary to analyze the structural components of electricity losses. Currently, technical losses are of the greatest importance, since they are the basis for calculating the planned electricity loss standards.

Depending on the completeness of information about the loads of network elements, various methods can be used to calculate power losses. Also, the use of a particular method is associated with a feature of the calculated network. Thus, given the simplicity of the circuits of 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV network lines, a large number of such lines and the low reliability of information about the loads of transformers, in these networks, methods based on the representation of lines in the form of equivalent resistances are used to calculate losses. The use of such methods is advisable when determining the total losses in all lines or in each, as well as for determining the centers of losses.

The process of calculating electricity losses is quite laborious. To facilitate such calculations, there are various programs that have a simple and convenient interface and allow you to make the necessary calculations much faster.

One of the most convenient is the RTP 3.1 technical loss calculation program, which, due to its capabilities, significantly reduces the time for preparing the initial information, and therefore the calculation is carried out at the lowest cost.

In order to establish in the considered period of time an acceptable level of losses according to economic criteria, as well as to establish tariffs for electricity, the rationing of electricity losses is applied. Given the significant differences in the structure of networks, in their length, the loss standard for each energy supplying organization is an individual value determined on the basis of the schemes and modes of operation of electrical networks and the features of accounting for the supply and output of electricity.

Moreover, it is recommended to calculate the losses of electricity according to the standards using the values ​​of generalized parameters (the total length of the transmission line, the total power of power transformers) and the supply of electricity to the network. Such an estimate of losses, especially for many branched networks of 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV, can significantly reduce labor costs for calculations.

An example of calculating electricity losses in a 10 kV distribution network showed that the most effective is the use of networks with a sufficiently high load (k ZTP = 0.8). At the same time, there is a slight relative increase in conditionally variable losses in the share of electricity supply, and a decrease in conditionally constant losses. Thus, the total losses increase slightly, and the equipment is used more rationally.

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During the transmission of electrical energy, losses occur in each element of the electrical network. To study the components of losses in various elements of the network and assess the need for a particular measure aimed at reducing losses, an analysis of the structure of electricity losses is performed.

Actual (reported) electricity losses are defined as the difference between electricity supplied to the electrical network and usefully supplied to consumers. These losses include components of a different nature: losses in network elements that are purely physical in nature, the consumption of electricity for the operation of equipment installed at substations and ensuring the transmission of electricity, errors in recording electricity by metering devices and, finally, theft of electricity, non-payment or incomplete payment meter readings, etc.

The actual loss can be divided into four components:

- technical losses of electricity, are formed during the transmission of electricity through electric networks, due to physical processes in wires, cables and electrical equipment;

- the amount of electricity spent for the own needs of substations , necessary to ensure the operation of the technological equipment of substations and the life of the maintenance personnel, determined by the readings of the meters installed at the TSN;

– power losses due to measurement errors (instrumental losses) ;

- commercial losses due to theft of electricity, interference in the connection scheme, exposure to metering devices with a magnet, inconsistency in meter readings with payment for electricity by household consumers and other reasons in the field of organizing control over energy consumption. Their value is determined as the difference between the actual (reported) losses and the sum of the first three components:

The first three components of the loss structure are due to the technological needs of the process of transmission of electricity through networks and instrumental accounting of its receipt and release. The sum of these components is well described by the term technological losses. The fourth component - commercial losses - is the impact of the "human factor" and includes all its manifestations: deliberate theft of electricity by some subscribers by changing meter readings, non-payment or incomplete payment of meter readings, etc.

Criteria for attributing part of the electricity to losses can be of a physical and economic nature.

The sum of technical losses, consumption of electricity for substations own needs and commercial losses can be called physical losses of electricity. These components are really related to the physics of energy distribution over the network. At the same time, the first two components of physical losses relate to the technology of electricity transmission through networks, and the third - to the technology for controlling the amount of electricity transmitted.

Economics defines losses as the difference between supply to the network and useful supply to consumers. It should be noted that useful supply is not only the part of the electricity that was paid for, but also the part for which the energy sales company was billed. If the subscriber's consumption was not recorded in the current billing period (bypass, payment, AIP, etc.), then the accrual will be made according to the average monthly consumption.

From the point of view of economics, the consumption of electricity for substations' own needs is no different from the consumption in network elements for the transmission of the rest of the electricity to consumers.

The underestimation of the volume of usefully supplied electricity is the same economic loss as the two components described above. The same can be said about the theft of electricity. Thus, all four components of losses described above are the same from an economic point of view.

Technical losses of electricity can be represented by the following structural components:

- no-load losses, including losses in electricity in power transformers, compensating devices (CU), voltage transformers, meters and devices for connecting high-frequency communications, as well as losses in the insulation of cable lines;

– load losses in substation equipment. These include losses in lines and power transformers, as well as losses in measuring complexes of electric energy,

- climatic losses, which include two types of losses: corona losses and losses due to leakage currents through the insulators of overhead lines and substations. Both types are weather dependent.

Technical losses in electrical networks of power supply organizations (power systems) must be calculated for three voltage ranges:

- in supply networks with voltages of 35 kV and above;

- in distribution networks of medium voltage 6 - 10 kV;

– in distribution networks of low voltage 0.38 kV.

Distribution networks 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV, operated by the area of ​​electrical networks (RES), are characterized by a significant share of electricity losses. This is due to the peculiarities of the length, construction, functioning, organization of operation of this type of networks: a large number of elements, branching of circuits, insufficient provision of metering devices of the corresponding class, etc.

At present, technical losses in networks of 0.38 - 6 - 10 kV for each distribution network of power systems are calculated monthly and summarized for the year. The obtained values ​​of losses are used to calculate the planned standard for electricity losses for the next year.