Two-Wire Distribution System for Power Supply to Three-Phase Rural Facilities

Nowadays, the electric power supply to rural facilities is commonly composed by single-phase medium voltage grids. Eventually, some of these rural facilities require the use of more significant driving loads, making necessary the replacing of the single-phase networks by a new medium voltage three-p...

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Published in:Revista IEEE América Latina 2014-03, Vol.12 (2), p.182-189
Main Authors: Cristina Oliveira Fandi, Juliane, Rubens Macedo, Jose, Nogueira Gondim, Isaque, Carlos Oliveira, Jose, Caixeta Guimaraes, Geraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric potential
Electricity supply industry
Farming
Investment
Medium voltage
Networks
Power distribution
Power supplies
Power systems
Rural
Rural areas
Rural Distribution Systems
Rural Three-Phase Facilities
Single-Phase to Three-Phase Converter
Utilities
Voltage
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Summary:Nowadays, the electric power supply to rural facilities is commonly composed by single-phase medium voltage grids. Eventually, some of these rural facilities require the use of more significant driving loads, making necessary the replacing of the single-phase networks by a new medium voltage three-phase network. Thus, despite the fact it is a new or an existing facility, the construction costs related to a new medium voltage three-phase grid, which may have some miles long, could cripple investment to be made by the farmer as well as increase utility tariffs due to higher costs of the three-phase distribution networks in rural areas. In this context, this paper presents an innovative and low cost power supply to attend three-phase rural facilities through a new two-wire distribution system.
ISSN:1548-0992
1548-0992
DOI:10.1109/TLA.2014.6749536