Distribution System and Station Adequacy Assessment

This chapter discusses the application of Monte Carlo methods to distribution system and station adequacy assessment. The basic system analysis logic associated with distribution system and station configuration adequacy assessment is very similar. The main approach is to examine the existence of continuity between the supply point(s) and the load points. Existence of continuity is associated not only with failures of line components, but also with the switching logic of breakers and section switches, protection device actions, and operating guidelines for backup supply sources. This is obviously quite different from the system analysis principles associated with generation adequacy or composite system adequacy assessment.