301-06 - Load Characteristics and Management
Learning objectives
- Identify the common terms associated with load characteristics
- Recall the difference between kVA and kW
- Identify the characteristics of a load demand area
- Recall how different load demand areas affect the total system
- Identify the purpose of a load curve
- Identify the purpose of a load-duration curve
- Recall the four contributing factors of demand deviation
- Define power factor correction
- Recall the purpose of time error correction
- Identify the different accumulations of inadvertent interchange
Course overview
As distribution and transmission technologies improve, load area construction complexity also increases. Understanding load area characteristics and effectively managing load area balance and interchange requires familiarity with common terminology, demand, load and load-duration curves, load forecasting, and time-error correction. The Load Characteristics and Management training course discusses characteristics common to load area demand. It also explains how to use load and load-duration curves to assist in balancing interchange scheduling and conducting time error correction. This course is part of the Distribution Systems training series.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
