Determining the Planning Period of a Distribution Substation Based on Acceptable Errors

The distribution substation planning is faced with numerous uncertainties so that the planning result can only be a“rough outline,”and the problem of determining the planning period arises.On the basis of the assessment of uncertainties in distribution planning,a specific approach to determine the planning period of a distribution substation based on acceptable errors is proposed,indicating that the load forecast error is the key factor to affect the planning period.In order to provide a clearer understanding of this paper’s primary objective,the proposed approach is applied to determining the planning period of a power supply radius optimization(PSRO)model in distribution substation planning.Finally,an example is illustrated which validates the suggested approach of this paper.