Optimize, don't minimize losses

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Electr. World; (United States)

OSTI ID:6010091

Schincovich, J T

The cost of owning a transformer is minimized when the initial cost and all annual operating costs (both demand and energy components) are combined over its life cycle and compared on the basis of present-worth of annual costs. Allegheny Power Service Corp. purchased 21,000 distribution transformers in 1978, with losses that are substantially less than those associated with the lowest-first-cost transformer combination. The anticipated saving is equivalent to a 42.3% pretax return on incremental invested capital.

• Research Organization: Allegheny Power Service Corp., Greensboro, PA
• OSTI ID: 6010091
• Journal Information: Electr. World; (United States), Journal Name: Electr. World; (United States) Vol. 191:1; ISSN ELWOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

200300* -- Electric Power Engineering-- Power Transmission & Distribution-- (-1989)
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
CALCULATION METHODS
COST
DESIGN
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY LOSSES
EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION
LIFE-CYCLE COST
LOSSES
OPERATING COST
OPTIMIZATION
POWER LOSSES
POWER SYSTEMS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGULATIONS
TRANSFORMERS