Evaluating the Magnitude and Duration of Cold Load Pick-up on Residential Distribution Feeders Using Multi-State Load Models

• Published in: IEEE transactions on power systems Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 3765 - 3774
• Main Authors: Schneider, Kevin P, Sortomme, Eric, Venkata, S S, Miller, Melanie T, Ponder, Leslie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) 01.09.2016; IEEE
• Subjects: Customers; Delay; Demand; ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; Feeders; Load; Restoration; Strategy; Stress concentration; Transaction processing

The increased level of demand that is associated with the restoration of service after an outage, Cold Load Pick-Up (CLPU), can be significantly higher than pre-outage levels, even exceeding the normal distribution feeder peak demand. These high levels of demand can delay restoration efforts and in...