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Distribution Transformer Demand: Understanding Demand Segmentation, Drivers, and Management Through 2050

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been working closely with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity (OE) to understand the critical drivers and potential means of managing distribution transformer demand through 2050. This effort has consulted with utility representative organizations and transformer manufacturers to understand the problem, characterized the in-service assets, and modeled future demand. Distribution transformers, or service transformers, range from 10 to 5,000 kilovolt-amperes (kVA), have a high-side voltage of less than 34.5 kilovolts, and have step-down power delivery for customer end use. This research will help the manufacturing sector understand production requirements and better inform utility strategies for managing their demand.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Author: McKenna, Killian; Abraham, Sherin Ann; Wang, Wenbo; Poudyal, Abodh

Language: English

Topic: Optimal Power Flow Distribution

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4405388538

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