Modelling Energy Distribution Systems : Reliability of Supply and Infrastructural Dependency

ISBN-13: 9783639099560 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 136 str.

Arild Helseth

Opis

This book presents methods and models for assessingreliability of supply and infrastructural dependencyin energy distribution systems with multiple energycarriers. The three energy carriers of electricpower, natural gas and district heating are considered. Models and methods for assessing reliability ofsupply in electric power systems are well documented,frequently applied in the industry and continuouslybeing subject to research and improvement. On thecontrary, there are comparatively few examples offormal reliability assessment models and methodsapplied to natural gas and district heating systems.This work aims at contributing to bridge this gap,considering the structural, operational and physicalsimilarities and differences between the systems. The methods and approaches presented are demonstratedby use of simple examples, and applied to testnetworks and case studies. This book presents methods and models for assessing reliability of supply and infrastructural dependency in energy distribution systems with multiple energy carriers. The three energy carriers of electric power, natural gas and district heating are considered. Models and methods for assessing reliability of supply in electric power systems are well documented, frequently applied in the industry and continuously being subject to research and improvement. On the contrary, there are comparatively few examples of formal reliability assessment models and methods applied to natural gas and district heating systems. This work aims at contributing to bridge this gap, considering the structural, operational and physical similarities and differences between the systems. The methods and approaches presented are demonstrated by use of simple examples, and applied to test networks and case studies.

O autorze

Arild Helseth received his PhD in Electrical Power Engineering
from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2008.
Currently he is a researcher at SINTEF Energy Research in
Trondheim, Norway.