Algorithm for phase distribution in power supply systems of single-phase electric receivers according to the criterion of minimization of the coefficient of load ununiformity of the phases used at the design stage

Abstract

RELEVANCE. Unbalance of loads adversely affects both the work of consumers and the electrical network itself. This phenomenon leads to a decrease in the efficiency of the processes of transmission and distribution of electrical energy due to the appearance of additional losses. Balancing of loads in electrical networks of 0.4 kV is carried out both at the design stage of networks and during their operation. At the design stage, they try to evenly distribute the loads across the phases. The authors of the article solve the actual problem of distributing single-phase electrical consumers at the stage of designing a power supply system to analyze the total share of additional losses from unbalance in the structure of total losses in distribution networks of 0.4 kV.THE PURPOSE. To consider the problem of unbalance of loads in electrical 0.4 kV networks, causing additional losses of electricity. To analyze the existing methods of balancing when distributing the phases of the lines L1, L2, L3 of single-phase power receivers at the stage of designing electrical networks. Develop an algorithm for single-phase power consumer distribution, using arrays of instantaneous values of the current strength of individual electrical receivers as initial data. It stipulates calculating the best distribution of power consumers across the phases of lines L1, L2, L3 using the minimization of the load unbalance impact on the losses in power grid elements used for the electric power transfer.METHODS. To solve this problem, the authors employed the complete enumeration method implemented with a tertiary numerical system used to code power consumer distribution across the power supply grid phases. The coefficient accounting for the unbalance of load distribution across power grid phases is used as the target function.RESULTS. The developed algorithm can be applied as an external plug-in for the design software package to distribute the power consumers of one of the rooms in a BIM office building. The developed algorithm is compared to the existing widely-used approaches to single-phase power consumer distribution in power grids.CONCLUSION. The developed algorithm allowed producing brand-new engineering solutions while developing a design document for the power supply grid (design and detailed documentation stage). They help improve the efficiency of electric power transmission by reducing additional losses caused by unbalanced loads.