<p>I samband med de ökade kraven på ett vädersäkrat nät har funderingar kring att placera ut fler frånskiljare/brytare i luftledningsnätet för att reducera medelavbrottstiden för anslutna kunder (SAIDI) kommit fram. I Finland använder man till stor del fjärrmanövrerade apparater för att reducera SAIDI. Rapportens inledande avsnitt innefattar en förstudie om ursprunget till avbrottstid och SAIDI-statistik i Vattenfall Eldistributions nät. En jämförelse med Eldistributions nät och klimatet i Finland utförs och av detta fås olika förutsättningar för nätet i de olika länderna. Som en generell slutsats av väderjämförelsen mellan Sverige och Finland fastställs att Eldistribution i Sverige har sämre förutsättningar vädermässigt när det gäller luftledningsnät. Resultaten från beräkningarna på sex exempelnät visar att den maximala reduceringen av SAIDI uppgår till 36 % och den minimala med 17 % i exempelnäten. Om alla nät skulle gå att bygga om enligt liknande principer skulle det innebära en reducering av Eldistributions mellanspännings-SAIDI med cirka 12 % ifall de 200 sämsta linjerna ur SAIDI-synpunkt kompletterades med fjärrfrånskiljare i motsvarande grad som exempelnäten. Jämförelser av investeringskostnader mellan fjärrfrånskiljaralternativ och kablifieringsalternativ visar att det är mer kostnadseffektivt att bygga om med fjärrfrånskiljare och därför är detta lämpligt om önskan är att så billigt som möjligt reducera SAIDI. Som en allmän rekommendation bör reservmatningar i nätet vara fjärrmanövrerade och dessutom bör linjer ha minst en fjärrfrånskiljare utlokaliserad. Då delas linjen upp i fler fjärrsektioneringsområden vilket förbättrar kundavbrottstiden för linjen. Ifall en linje inte har reservmatningmöjligheter bör det utredas ifall det är möjligt att med acceptabelt stora resurser bygga ihop nätet med ett annat nät för att möjliggöra en reservmatningsväg. Om det finns fler platser på linjen som är lämpliga för komplettering med fjärrfrånskiljare bör dessa utnyttjas för att så prisvärt som möjligt få ner SAIDI på den aktuella linjen. Ett allmänt råd angående antalet fjärrfrånskiljare per linje är svårt att ge men generellt sett är den första fjärrfrånskiljaren mycket mer kostnadseffektiv än de efterföljande. Stolpbrytare (reclosers) bör placeras ut där goda förutsättningar finns för att det skall bli lönsamt. Exempel på sådana platser kan vara vid övergång från kabel till luftledningsnät och innan en sträcka där fel ofta inträffar.</p> / <p>An alternative approach in Vattenfall Eldistribution’s network has evolved from the increased demands on reducing network downtime. Eldistribution are using remote controlled disconnectors / reclosers in Finland to reduce the system average interruption duration index (SAIDI). The initial section of the report includes a study on the source of downtime and SAIDI-statistics in Eldistribution’s network. A comparison with network and the climate in Finland is carried out which indicate different conditions in the two countries. The weather comparison shows that it’s more difficult to use non-insulated overhead-lines in Sweden because of the climate conditions. The result shows a maximum reduction of SAIDI by 36% and a minimum of 17% based on calculations on six example-lines. If all the lines would be possible to build under similar principles it would result in a reduction of Eldistributions SAIDI by approximately 12 % if the 200 worst lines was supplemented with remote controlled disconnectors with a corresponding amount of reduced SAIDI-minutes. Comparisons with cable alternatives show that it’s more cost-effective to invest in remoted controlled disconnectors if the target is a quick and cheap reduction of SAIDI. As a general recommendation the backup powering of a network should be remote controlled and the lines should have at least one outsourced remote controlled disconnector. This will split the line in multiple remote controlled areas, which will reduce disruption time for customers connected to the line. If a line doesn’t have any backup powering it should be investigated whether it’s possible to connect the line to another line to ensure backup-feeding if this is possible to do at acceptable costs. If there are more locations on the line suitable for supplementation of remote controlled disconnectors, those places should be used to get as much reduced SAIDI as possible at a cost-effective level. It's difficult to give a general advice concerning the number of remote controlled disconnectors but the first disconnector is generally more cost-effective than the subsequent ones. Reclosers should be deployed at appropriate locations to be equally costefficient as remoted controlled disconnectors. Examples of such places can be when switching from cable to non-insulated line and before a section where errors often occur.</p>

I samband med de ökade kraven på ett vädersäkrat nät har funderingar kring att placera ut fler frånskiljare/brytare i luftledningsnätet för att reducera medelavbrottstiden för anslutna kunder (SAIDI) kommit fram. I Finland använder man till stor del fjärrmanövrerade apparater för att reducera SAIDI. Rapportens inledande avsnitt innefattar en förstudie om ursprunget till avbrottstid och SAIDI-statistik i Vattenfall Eldistributions nät. En jämförelse med Eldistributions nät och klimatet i Finland utförs och av detta fås olika förutsättningar för nätet i de olika länderna. Som en generell slutsats av väderjämförelsen mellan Sverige och Finland fastställs att Eldistribution i Sverige har sämre förutsättningar vädermässigt när det gäller luftledningsnät. Resultaten från beräkningarna på sex exempelnät visar att den maximala reduceringen av SAIDI uppgår till 36 % och den minimala med 17 % i exempelnäten. Om alla nät skulle gå att bygga om enligt liknande principer skulle det innebära en reducering av Eldistributions mellanspännings-SAIDI med cirka 12 % ifall de 200 sämsta linjerna ur SAIDI-synpunkt kompletterades med fjärrfrånskiljare i motsvarande grad som exempelnäten. Jämförelser av investeringskostnader mellan fjärrfrånskiljaralternativ och kablifieringsalternativ visar att det är mer kostnadseffektivt att bygga om med fjärrfrånskiljare och därför är detta lämpligt om önskan är att så billigt som möjligt reducera SAIDI. Som en allmän rekommendation bör reservmatningar i nätet vara fjärrmanövrerade och dessutom bör linjer ha minst en fjärrfrånskiljare utlokaliserad. Då delas linjen upp i fler fjärrsektioneringsområden vilket förbättrar kundavbrottstiden för linjen. Ifall en linje inte har reservmatningmöjligheter bör det utredas ifall det är möjligt att med acceptabelt stora resurser bygga ihop nätet med ett annat nät för att möjliggöra en reservmatningsväg. Om det finns fler platser på linjen som är lämpliga för komplettering med fjärrfrånskiljare bör dessa utnyttjas för att så prisvärt som möjligt få ner SAIDI på den aktuella linjen. Ett allmänt råd angående antalet fjärrfrånskiljare per linje är svårt att ge men generellt sett är den första fjärrfrånskiljaren mycket mer kostnadseffektiv än de efterföljande. Stolpbrytare (reclosers) bör placeras ut där goda förutsättningar finns för att det skall bli lönsamt. Exempel på sådana platser kan vara vid övergång från kabel till luftledningsnät och innan en sträcka där fel ofta inträffar. / An alternative approach in Vattenfall Eldistribution’s network has evolved from the increased demands on reducing network downtime. Eldistribution are using remote controlled disconnectors / reclosers in Finland to reduce the system average interruption duration index (SAIDI). The initial section of the report includes a study on the source of downtime and SAIDI-statistics in Eldistribution’s network. A comparison with network and the climate in Finland is carried out which indicate different conditions in the two countries. The weather comparison shows that it’s more difficult to use non-insulated overhead-lines in Sweden because of the climate conditions. The result shows a maximum reduction of SAIDI by 36% and a minimum of 17% based on calculations on six example-lines. If all the lines would be possible to build under similar principles it would result in a reduction of Eldistributions SAIDI by approximately 12 % if the 200 worst lines was supplemented with remote controlled disconnectors with a corresponding amount of reduced SAIDI-minutes. Comparisons with cable alternatives show that it’s more cost-effective to invest in remoted controlled disconnectors if the target is a quick and cheap reduction of SAIDI. As a general recommendation the backup powering of a network should be remote controlled and the lines should have at least one outsourced remote controlled disconnector. This will split the line in multiple remote controlled areas, which will reduce disruption time for customers connected to the line. If a line doesn’t have any backup powering it should be investigated whether it’s possible to connect the line to another line to ensure backup-feeding if this is possible to do at acceptable costs. If there are more locations on the line suitable for supplementation of remote controlled disconnectors, those places should be used to get as much reduced SAIDI as possible at a cost-effective level. It's difficult to give a general advice concerning the number of remote controlled disconnectors but the first disconnector is generally more cost-effective than the subsequent ones. Reclosers should be deployed at appropriate locations to be equally costefficient as remoted controlled disconnectors. Examples of such places can be when switching from cable to non-insulated line and before a section where errors often occur.

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>

The distribution of electricity is a natural monopoly. The infrastructure of the electricity grid is divided into areas and the distribution system operator (DSO) has concession for the distribution of the defined area. The concession is governed by laws and regulation.The Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate (Ei) is the national regulatory authority. The continuity of supply of electricity is a part of the regulation. The incentive is given by a revenue cap regulation which may result in a reward or penalty.The performance indicators are a measure of the continuity of supply and used in the calculation of the revenue cap regulation.The Master thesis aims to specify the possible consequences for the electricity distribution system operators and their customers utilizing the electricity grid in case of a change of the current methods used to measure the continuity of supply in Sweden.With the current methods, the Ei regulation for year 2016-2019, is the continuity of supply in the local electrical grid estimated from a view where each disruption is treated equal and therefore is SAIFI and SAIDI used. In the regional electrical grid is another method used to measure the continuity of supply, estimated from a view where the loss of supplied energy is considered, therefore uses PNS and ENS. In the documentation is the term ILE used for ENS and ILEffekt for PNS.The Master thesis is constructed to analyze new performance indicators for the local and regional distribution grid. The new performance indicator is the mathematically instrument to measure the continuity of supply and is supported by analytically advantages and disadvantages.The result shows the choice of performance indicators cause a great impact in the revenue cap regulation. AIT, AIF corresponds to ENS and PNS, respectively, divided by power. The three most important results are given by:1. Mathematical and theoretical results show that ENS, PNS are not good indicators individually or in combination with SAIDI, SAIFI and CEMI4 as power consumption within each customer group varies in the local electrical grid.In the regional electrical grid, power consumption may also vary between the norm period and the supervisory period, which means that ENS, PNS can sometimes be misleading.2. The inclusion of power disruption over 12 hours generate stronger incentives in the regulation. Because it requires long term planning to avoid interruptions exceeding 12 hours. The difference is shown mainly in local electrical grid with the indicators SAIDI, SAIFI and CEMI4 and gives a slight increase in rewards in the regulation. This affects the DSO’s and their customers with a marginal difference.3. In the short term, the introduction of AIT, AIF as quality indicators means that customers who consume more power within their customer group get higher-value interruptions. An interruption of a high-consumption customer would then be prioritized compared to a customer with a lower consumption. One way to counteract this is to use CEMI4, in order to capture these customers' interruptions in the regulation.In the long term, the regulation does not become cyclically sensitive, meaning that reasonable rewards or penalties are made. This should benefit a long-term planning of the electrical grid, as the DSO’s do not have to compensate for this. / Det elektriska distributionsnätet är ett naturligt monopol. Infrastrukturen av nätet är uppdelat i områden och där nätägaren har nätkoncession för området som omfattas. Koncessionen är styrd av lagar och reglering.Energimarknadsinspektionen (Ei) är en tillsynsmyndighet som arbetar med uppdrag från regeringen. En del av tillsyn för energimarknaden, är reglering av leveranssäkerhet i det elektriska distributionsnätet. Incitamentet i regleringen ges av intäktsramens begränsning vilket kan resultera i en ökning eller minskning av intäktsramen.Kvalitetsindikatorer är ett matematiskt verktyg för att mäta leveranssäkerhet och används i regleringen av intäktsramen.Examensarbetet syftar till att synliggöra de möjliga konsekvenserna för nätföretagen respektive deras kunder av olika förändringar av de mätmetoder som används för att uppskatta leveranssäkerhet.De mätmetoder som används styrs av indikatorer. Indikatorer som mäter antal avbrott per totalt antal kunder kallas SAIFI. Indikatorer som mäter tid för dessa avbrott per totalt antal kunder kallas SAIDI. En annan metod är att de ingående indikatorerna ska mäta icke levererad energi eller effekt och då kallas de ILE respektive ILEffekt.Energimarknadsinspektionen har inför reglerperioden år 2016-2019 tillämpat SAIDI och SAIFI för kunder kopplade till lokalnät och ILE och ILEffekt för kunder och gränspunkter inom regionnätetExamensarbetet är utformat för att analysera nya typer av kvalitetsindikatorer i lokalnät och regionnät. De nya kvalitetsindikatorerna är olika matematiska verktyg för att mäta leveranssäkerheten och motiveras med analytiska för- och nackdelar.Resultatet visar att valet av indikator har stor betydelse i intäktsramens reglering. AIT, AIF motsvarar ILE respektive ILEffekt dividerat med effekt. De tre viktigaste resultaten ges av:1. Matematiska och teoretiska resultat visar att ILE, ILEffekt är inte bra indikatorer enskilt eller i kombination med SAIDI, SAIFI och CEMI4 då effektförbrukningen inom varje kundgrupp varierar för lokalnät.I regionnät så kan effektförbrukningen också variera mellan normperiod och tillsynsperiod vilket ger att ILE, ILEffekt ibland kan bli missvisande.2. Avbrott över 12 timmar genererar ett starkare incitament i regleringen. Eftersom det kräver långsiktig planering för att undvika avbrott som överstiger 12 timmar. Skillnaden visas främst i lokalnät med indikatorerna SAIDI, SAIFI och CEMI4 och ger en svag höjning av tillägg i regleringen sett på en systemnivå. Det påverkar nätföretagen och deras kunder med en marginell skillnad.3. På kort sikt innebär införandet av AIT, AIF som kvalitetsindikatorer att de kunder som förbrukar mer inom sin kundgrupp får högre värderade avbrott. Ett avbrott hos en kund med hög förbrukning skulle då prioriteras före en kund med lägre förbrukning. Ett sätt att motverka detta är att använda CEMI4 för att fånga upp dessa kunders avbrott i regleringen.På lång sikt innebär det att regleringen inte blir konjunkturkänslig, vilket innebär att rimliga tillägg eller avdrag görs. Det borde gynna en långsiktig planering av elnätet då elnätsföretagen inte behöver kompensera för detta inom regionnäten och lokalnäten.

High and medium-voltage digital substations play an essential role in the energy transition since they are part of the equipment required to deploy smart grids. With the gradual increase of smart grids, energy systems are becoming more flexible with the growing penetration of renewable energies and distributed energy generation. Simultaneously, the energy system’s efficiency increases, with load supply precisely where required and reduced losses. Medium voltage stations have not been upgraded gradually like high voltage stations; therefore, most of Stockholm’s medium voltage stations are considered old and do not include digital remote monitoring or remote-control features. These conventional stations must be retrofitted with digital technology or replaced with new digitized stations. Previous studies show the technical potential of updating non-digitized stations to reduce interruption times. Still, a systematic assessment of these types of projects’ profitability is missing. This project aims to perform a techno-economic assessment for retrofitting conventional urban medium voltage substations with digital technology, modeling different configurations of digitalization (levels 1 and 2) to suggest the most convenient set-up, balancing the technical and economic facets. Furthermore, it investigates the prospect and profitability of reducing interruption times by 50% with the digitization of substations. The methodology proposed used a reference test system based on the most representative type of network for an urban medium voltage network in Stockholm: A Double cable – open loop structure consisting of 5 single cable secondary substations. A calculation method was performed to obtain the expected results evaluating all the possible combinations of digitalized stations in the feeder line. Results suggest that the best outcome is formed by the last station retrofitted with remote control (level 2) and the other four stations with monitoring (level 1). This setup could reduce SAIDI by 71% and the total customer costs by 26.3%. To make this outcome profitable, a reduction in Omexom Labor Costs of 13.6% is required if a discount rate of 7% is used, but if this value is below 4.65%, a reduction in Labor Costs is unnecessary. Furthermore, results show that a set-up of 5 monitoring digitized stations can reduce SAIDI by 56.8%. Thus, it aligns with Ellevio’s objective to reduce by half their interruption times. A reduction of 12.9% in Labor Costs would be required to achieve this as a profitable setup; on the other hand, if the discount rate is below 4.65%, it is unnecessary. / Digitala hög- och medelspänningsstationer spelar en avgörande roll i energiomställningen eftersom de är en del av den utrustning som krävs för att implementera smarta elnät. Med den gradvisa ökningen av smarta elnät blir energisystemen mer flexibla med den ökande penetrationen av förnybar energi och distribuerad energiproduktion. Samtidigt ökar energisystemets effektivitet, med lastförsörjning precis där det behövs och minskade förluster. Medelspänningsstationerna har inte uppgraderats gradvis som högspänningsstationerna; därför anses de flesta av Stockholms medelspänningsstationer vara gamla och inkluderar inte digital fjärrövervakning eller fjärrstyrningsfunktioner. Dessa konventionella stationer måste antingen uppgraderas med digital teknik eller ersättas med nya digitaliserade stationer. Tidigare studier visar den tekniska potentialen att uppdatera icke-digitaliserade stationer för att minska avbrottstiderna, men en systematisk bedömning av lönsamheten för sådana projekt saknas. Detta projekt syftar till att utföra en teknisk-ekonomisk utvärdering för att uppgradera konventionella urbana medelspänningsstationer med digital teknik, genom att modellera olika konfigurationer av digitalisering (nivå 1 och 2) för att föreslå den mest lämpliga uppställningen, där tekniska och ekonomiska aspekter balanseras. Dessutom ska möjligheterna och lönsamheten för att minska avbrottstiderna med 50% genom digitalisering av stationer undersökas. Den föreslagna metoden använder ett referenstestsystem baserat på den mest representativa typen av nätverk för ett urbant medelspänningsnät i Stockholm: en dubbelkabel - öppen slingstruktur bestående av 5 enskilda kabelunderstationer. En beräkningsmetod användes för att få de förväntade resultaten genom att utvärdera alla möjliga kombinationer av digitaliserade stationer i matarledningen. Resultaten antyder att det bästa resultatet uppnås genom att den sista stationen uppgraderas med fjärrstyrning (nivå 2) och de andra fyra stationerna med övervakning (nivå 1). Denna uppställning kan minska SAIDI med 71% och totala kundkostnader med 26.3%. För att göra detta resultat lönsamt krävs en minskning av Omexom arbetskostnader med 13.6% om en diskonteringsränta på 7% används, men om detta värde är under 4.65% behövs ingen minskning av arbetskraftskostnader. Dessutom visar resultaten att en uppställning med 5 övervakningsdigitaliserade stationer kan minska SAIDI med 56.8%. Detta stämmer överens med Ellevios mål att halvera sina avbrottstider. En minskning av arbetskraftskostnader med 12.9% skulle krävas för att uppnå detta som en lönsam uppställning. Å andra sidan, om diskonteringsräntan är under 4.65%, finns det ingen anledning att minska arbetskraftskostnader.

Practically all everyday life tasks from economic transactions to entertainment depend on the availability of electricity. Some customers have come to expect a higher level of power quality and availability from their electric utility. Federal and state standards are now mandated for power service quality and utilities may be penalized if the number of interruptions exceeds the mandated standards. In order to meet the requirement for safety, reliability and quality of supply in distribution system, adaptive relaying and optimal network reconfiguration are proposed. By optimizing the system to be better prepared to handle a fault, the end result will be that in the event of a fault, the minimum number of customers will be affected. Thus reliability will increase. The main function of power system protection is to detect and remove the faulted parts as fast and as selectively as possible. The problem of coordinating protective relays in electric power systems consists of selecting suitable settings such that their fundamental protective function is met under the requirements of sensitivity, selectivity, reliability, and speed. In the proposed adaptive relaying approach, weather data will be incorporated as follows. By using real-time weather information, the potential area that might be affected by the severe weather will be determined. An algorithm is proposed for adaptive optimal relay setting (relays will optimally react to a potential fault). Different types of relays (and relay functions) and fuses will be considered in this optimization problem as well as their coordination with others. The proposed optimization method is based on mixed integer programming that will provide the optimal relay settings including pickup current, time dial setting, and different relay functions and so on. The main function of optimal network reconfiguration is to maximize the power supply using existing breakers and switches in the system. The ability to quickly and flexibly reconfigure the power system of an interconnected network of feeders is a key component of Smart Grid. New technologies are being injected into the distribution systems such as advanced metering, distribution automation, distribution generation and distributed storage. With these new technologies, the optimal network reconfiguration becomes more complicated. The proposed algorithms will be implemented and demonstrated on a realistic test system. The end result will be improved reliability. The improvements will be quantified with reliability indexes such as SAIDI.

This diploma thesis aims to briefly interpret problems relating to continuity of distribution of electrical energy in a distribution network of low voltage. It also mentions methods of calculation of a distribution system´s reliability which are the most used in practice. Next, there is a chapter dedicated to how distribution networks are projected and operated in the Czech Republic and in the United Kingdom. Based on experiences with meshed networks operation this thesis designs protection of meshed distribution network of low voltage. In the end, a non-sequential method of Monte Carlo is used to calculate System Average Interruption Index (SAIDI) and System Average Interruption Frequency index (SAIFI).

Este trabalho apresenta uma análise crítica da metodologia usada no PRODIST 2010, e propostas alternativas para a fixação de metas e tarifas em função da qualidade do serviço. Todas as análises se sustentam em estudos estatísticos dos dados de interrupções nos anos 2007 e 2008 de 6 empresas distribuidoras de energia com diferentes características de DEC, FEC, número de usuários e número de conjuntos. A primeira proposta chamada de Tarifa Única Meta Única (TAMU) propõe a mesma meta de qualidade do serviço para todos os usuários de um mesmo nível de tensão. Na proposta se fixou como critério geral que 10% dos usuários pior atendidos de um nível de tensão devem ser ressarcidos por má qualidade do serviço. Para alcançar esse objetivo as metas dos níveis de tensão de cada empresa foram fixadas a partir dos seus histogramas de frequência acumulada dos indicadores individuais dos usuários. Esse procedimento garante que a percentagem de usuários ressarcidos seja igual em todos os níveis de tensão das empresas. Os resultados obtidos no cálculo da multa média por usuário ressarcido conservam uma coerência justa com a piora dos indicadores coletivos (isto não acontece no PRODIST), onde as concessionárias que apresentaram os piores desempenhos pagariam uma multa média maior por usuário. A segunda proposta descreve uma metodologia de tarifas diferenciadas por descontos (TARDIF). Nessa metodologia os DIC dos usuários de um mesmo nível de tensão foram classificados em 5 intervalos múltiplos de sua média coletiva (DEC). Os últimos 3 intervalos de classificação correspondem aos usuários que tiveram a pior qualidade do serviço no ano. Para esses usuários foram definidos descontos tarifários que compensariam os prejuízos no seguinte ano. Nos resultados obtidos, as multas médias dos usuários ressarcidos conservam a relação com a média de atendimento e com a dispersão dos dados, sendo o último o critério mais dominante. / This work presents a review of the methodology used in PRODIST 2010, and alternative proposals for setting targets and rates depending on quality of service (QoS). All analysis are supported in statistical interruption data studies of 6 electricity distribution companies (EDC) between 2007 and 2008 with different characteristics of DEC, FEC, number of users and sets. The first proposal called Single Rate - Single Goal (TAMU in Portuguese) proposes the same goal of QoS to all same voltage level users. This proposal sets as a general criterion that 10% of users with worst voltage level attendance must be compensated for getting poor QoS. In order to achieve this goal, the top voltage levels of each company were determined from its cumulative frequency histograms of the user individual indicators value. This procedure guarantees the same percentage of users compensated in all EDC voltage levels. The results obtained by calculating the average penalty per user refunded maintain a fairly consistent with deterioration of collective indicators values (this does not happen in PRODIST 2010), where EDC with worst performances will pay a higher average penalty per user. The second proposal describes a different discount rate methodology (TARDIF in Portuguese). In this methodology, the DIC of users with same voltage level were classified into five intervals of its collective average (DEC). The last three classification intervals correspond to users who have had the worst QoS in the year. For these users were defined discount rates that would compensate the losses next year. In the obtained results, the average penalties of refunded users maintain the relationship between the average attendance and the data scattering, being the last one the most dominant criterion.

Este trabalho apresenta uma análise crítica da metodologia usada no PRODIST 2010, e propostas alternativas para a fixação de metas e tarifas em função da qualidade do serviço. Todas as análises se sustentam em estudos estatísticos dos dados de interrupções nos anos 2007 e 2008 de 6 empresas distribuidoras de energia com diferentes características de DEC, FEC, número de usuários e número de conjuntos. A primeira proposta chamada de Tarifa Única Meta Única (TAMU) propõe a mesma meta de qualidade do serviço para todos os usuários de um mesmo nível de tensão. Na proposta se fixou como critério geral que 10% dos usuários pior atendidos de um nível de tensão devem ser ressarcidos por má qualidade do serviço. Para alcançar esse objetivo as metas dos níveis de tensão de cada empresa foram fixadas a partir dos seus histogramas de frequência acumulada dos indicadores individuais dos usuários. Esse procedimento garante que a percentagem de usuários ressarcidos seja igual em todos os níveis de tensão das empresas. Os resultados obtidos no cálculo da multa média por usuário ressarcido conservam uma coerência justa com a piora dos indicadores coletivos (isto não acontece no PRODIST), onde as concessionárias que apresentaram os piores desempenhos pagariam uma multa média maior por usuário. A segunda proposta descreve uma metodologia de tarifas diferenciadas por descontos (TARDIF). Nessa metodologia os DIC dos usuários de um mesmo nível de tensão foram classificados em 5 intervalos múltiplos de sua média coletiva (DEC). Os últimos 3 intervalos de classificação correspondem aos usuários que tiveram a pior qualidade do serviço no ano. Para esses usuários foram definidos descontos tarifários que compensariam os prejuízos no seguinte ano. Nos resultados obtidos, as multas médias dos usuários ressarcidos conservam a relação com a média de atendimento e com a dispersão dos dados, sendo o último o critério mais dominante. / This work presents a review of the methodology used in PRODIST 2010, and alternative proposals for setting targets and rates depending on quality of service (QoS). All analysis are supported in statistical interruption data studies of 6 electricity distribution companies (EDC) between 2007 and 2008 with different characteristics of DEC, FEC, number of users and sets. The first proposal called Single Rate - Single Goal (TAMU in Portuguese) proposes the same goal of QoS to all same voltage level users. This proposal sets as a general criterion that 10% of users with worst voltage level attendance must be compensated for getting poor QoS. In order to achieve this goal, the top voltage levels of each company were determined from its cumulative frequency histograms of the user individual indicators value. This procedure guarantees the same percentage of users compensated in all EDC voltage levels. The results obtained by calculating the average penalty per user refunded maintain a fairly consistent with deterioration of collective indicators values (this does not happen in PRODIST 2010), where EDC with worst performances will pay a higher average penalty per user. The second proposal describes a different discount rate methodology (TARDIF in Portuguese). In this methodology, the DIC of users with same voltage level were classified into five intervals of its collective average (DEC). The last three classification intervals correspond to users who have had the worst QoS in the year. For these users were defined discount rates that would compensate the losses next year. In the obtained results, the average penalties of refunded users maintain the relationship between the average attendance and the data scattering, being the last one the most dominant criterion.

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.