Result Plan

The next page of the wizard gives an overview of the analysis results. The information on this page cannot be changed. Use the Plan Details button to display more detailed result data for individual feeders.

• The Summary provides a tabular view of the minimum voltage (%), maximum voltage (%), loading (real/reactive power), real power reduction (%), Power Factor Change, DER Gen output, losses (kW), Power Factor (negative for leading and positive for lagging), and violations/warnings before and after optimization.

Note: The real power reduction (%) will be displayed for Conservation Voltage Reduction/Relieve Violations, the loss reduction (%) will be displayed for Loss Minimization, the power factor change will be used for Power Factor Correction, (%) increase in maximum voltage will be displayed for the Maximize Voltage, and (%) increase in VAr support will be displayed for the Maximize VAr objective.

• The Plan Implementation Steps lists the switching steps required to implement the optimization plan. To target the Viewer to a device affected by a step, select the step and click the View... button.

• The Voltage Distribution on Affected Feeders graph displays the voltage distribution on affected feeders before (in gray) and after (in blue) changes are made.

• Click Plan Details... to view results.

Plan Details

When you select a feeder from the Feeders list on the top of the page, the following details are shown:

• Violations tree table shows any violations associated with the selected feeder. To see the device associated with the violation, select a violation in the Feeder Violations list and click View.... (This button is enabled whenever a violation node is selected.)

• Voltage Profile Graph for the selected feeder. To see the graph, select the tab Voltage Profile graph in the tabbed pane. This graph shows the relationship of load voltages as a function of distance from feeder start point before and after the optimization steps are implemented. This is useful for seeing how voltage drops, and how close load points are getting to their voltage limits.

• Voltage Distribution Graph for the selected feeder. To see the graph, select the tab Voltage Distribution graph in the tabbed pane.