Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala State Electricity Board (Korea Science and Environment Agency) are groping in the dark to find cost-effective technology solutions to cope with unprecedented spikes demand for electricity and its increasingly dangerous impact on power distribution channel.
Electricity companies have repeatedly called on consumers to declare additional connected loads, but have failed to have the desired effect.
When a consumer exceeds the scope of their authorization Connect load By adding more power equipment, it will put pressure on the distribution lines under each feeder.
The board usually decides the size of the feeder transformer based on the total connected load in a particular geographical area.
The lack of clear data on the maximum possible power demand under feeders leaves the network vulnerable to damage. Despite several campaigns by KSEB asking consumers to declare their additional connection load, the response has not been encouraging.
Experts in the field say one of the possible solutions is to take note of feeders that trip frequently and take proactive measures to increase the capacity of feeder transformers.
“But building such additional capacity will place a huge financial burden on the board. Additionally, consumers should keep KSEB informed of changes in their connection load and normalize it through additional payments.
The board cannot blindly strengthen the network based on the frequency of transformer tripping,” said a senior official of KSEB’s power distribution department.
Another option is to install the electronic equipment at the customer’s premises. This will measure the connected load and ensure that the household power supply is automatically cut off when demand exceeds allowed limits. However, the device may cost more than Rs 500 per unit.
It would not be wise for the board to spend such a huge amount of money on the same thing, especially since the demand-related crisis is a short-term problem experienced only in the summer,” the source said.
Electricity companies have repeatedly called on consumers to declare additional connected loads, but have failed to have the desired effect.
When a consumer exceeds the scope of their authorization Connect load By adding more power equipment, it will put pressure on the distribution lines under each feeder.
The board usually decides the size of the feeder transformer based on the total connected load in a particular geographical area.
The lack of clear data on the maximum possible power demand under feeders leaves the network vulnerable to damage. Despite several campaigns by KSEB asking consumers to declare their additional connection load, the response has not been encouraging.
Experts in the field say one of the possible solutions is to take note of feeders that trip frequently and take proactive measures to increase the capacity of feeder transformers.
“But building such additional capacity will place a huge financial burden on the board. Additionally, consumers should keep KSEB informed of changes in their connection load and normalize it through additional payments.
The board cannot blindly strengthen the network based on the frequency of transformer tripping,” said a senior official of KSEB’s power distribution department.
Another option is to install the electronic equipment at the customer’s premises. This will measure the connected load and ensure that the household power supply is automatically cut off when demand exceeds allowed limits. However, the device may cost more than Rs 500 per unit.
It would not be wise for the board to spend such a huge amount of money on the same thing, especially since the demand-related crisis is a short-term problem experienced only in the summer,” the source said.
