Outages in the electric grid can be costly for society. Because of this, reliability is one of the parameters used to regulate network companies. Reliability in electrical grids can be measured with SAIDI, system average interruption duration index, which for Fortum Distribution has increased in Stockholm’s distribution network (11 kV) in the early 2000’s. By using outage data for Stockholm from 2011-2013, sets of parameters to be used for reliability calculations in the network information program Tekla NIS were derived. Two different options for investment were then analysed: changing old cables with high fault frequencies, and installing automatic switching in distribution substations. These options were also analysed in a simplified model built in Microsoft Excel. The model calculates the reliability of Stockholm’s distribution network using Markov chains and the network’s average line from a transmission substation’s feeder. The Excel model is faster than Tekla NIS but is limited and less detailed, however the results from Tekla NIS and the Excel model were found to be almost equivalent. The priority for reliability investments in Stockholm should be to change old cables of the type FCJJ since it increases the fault frequencies in the network, while an ageing network decreases the grid fees Fortum Distribution can charge. Simplifications and assumptions, due to insufficient outage data and some problems with Tekla NIS, had to be made when deriving parameters for reliability calculations in both Tekla NIS and the Excel model. However, Tekla NIS can be used to incorporate reliability analysis in network planning, but since Fortum Distribution currently only uses it sparsely, further testing and analysis of the programme is recommended if the usage is to increase. The Excel model can be used for making fast and rough estimates of the result of the two analysed options of investment. / <p>I den tillgängliga fulltexten är tre figurer med tillhörande information i kapitel 2.4 borttagna från originalrapporten efter önskemål från samarbetspartner.</p>

In today’s society the electric grid has become one of the most important infrastructures and industries as well as other infrastructures, and individuals rely on its functionality. The unavailability of electricity caused by outages is increasingly rare but when it occurs it can have serious consequences. An electric grid’s reliability is now a requirement, not only from customers but also from the regulatory authority.The electric grid in Stockholm is owned and operated by Ellevio AB. Over the past decade the reliability, measured in SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index), in the area has deterioated, mainly due to failures of the medium voltage grid (11- kV, MV). The network structure on the MV- grid consists primarily of two parallel medium voltage cables each of which acts redundantly to its pair cable. The technique, called dual cable structure, works most optimally with substations with automatic switching, which automaticly switch over to the redundant cable when failure occurs. However substations without this automatic switching are widely used resulting in a longer interruption time. Another network structure is the ring or loop structure, which still has redundancy, but when failure occurs a load- break switch must close so that the grid can be fed from another direction. The substation in the loop structure can also be remotely controlled, making the load-break swith operable from the control center, resulting in a shorter interruption time.This thesis evaluates and compares different network structures consisting of dual cable with automatic switching and loop structure with remotely controlled substations, based on economy and reliability, on Stora Essingen. The two structures have been designed in the network information system program Trimble NIS and divided into two different environments; one developed and one undeveloped environment. The results show that the technical solutions in network structures of MV- grid do not necessarily mean major differences in economy nor reliability, rather the choice between few but long interruptions and many but short interruptions is central. Results show however that a combination of the dual cable structure with remotely controlled substations in the undeveloped environment is economically motivated while the reliability can be maintained at the same tame.

The aim of my thesis was to clarify the basic concepts and calculations in the area of reliability of power distribution, as an important element for increase the quality of supplied electric power, this issue we examined in Chapter 3. In the previous chapter, we explained the fundamental solution of MV networks in the Czech Republic and Germany. In Chapter 4 we explained the difficulties in evaluating their values and comparisons between distributional companies, which follows that there should be a uniform procedure for the storage and collection of data for power outages. And the individual distribution companies should follow this standard.