{"title":"Optimization of MV distribution system designs","authors":"R. Catlett, Samy Faried","doi":"10.1109/ppic.2017.8003864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ppic.2017.8003864","url":null,"abstract":"This paper will present new approach that is advantageous to medium voltage (MV) distribution design configurations for large industrial and power distribution system configurations (specifically Main-Tie-Main) for large industrial and power station installations. Sixty years of traditional low cost design approaches (typical MTM and operated with open tiebreaker) are re-evaluated to demonstrate that traditional low capital cost design may miss improvement opportunities. Those opportunities can be: major capital expenditure (CAPEX) reduction; power quality improvement; MV motor soft starter deletion; improved system stability to name a few. Many designers may not have considered the component interrelationships and/or their tradeoffs when in an integrated system.","PeriodicalId":111440,"journal":{"name":"2017 Annual Pulp, Paper And Forest Industries Technical Conference (PPFIC)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115650118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}