THE INFLUENCE OF REGULATORY CHANGES IN REACTIVE ENERGY ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICE

摘要

Discharging reactive power distributionnetworks contributes to reducing active energy lossesand increasing electricity transit capacity.Inappropriate management of reactive power sourcesin distribution networks, including those fromnetwork users, leads to uncontrolled reactive powercirculation with effects on voltage levels and losses.Considering that to date the charging of the electricitydistribution service is made through simple (monome)rates expressed in RON / Mwh, without consideringbilling power absorbed and maximum consumptiontime, the only element by which the user is warnedover network behavior is the reactive energy billingmode. Regulatory changes to reactive energy can alsolead to changes in addressing technical aspects ofinstallations at the managed delimitation point. Boththe change of retailer's revenue from reactive energyand the penalty mode impacts has an impact on thequality of the distribution service. Switching from fullbilling to capacitive reactive energy (energy sent tothe grid) upon admission of an unanswered reactiveinjection equivalent to 48.44% of active energy is atechnical and financial relaxation for users withconsequences for distributors. The lack of analyzes orstudies related to regulatory changes allow us topresent some considerations regarding reactiveenergy in distribution networks..