Abstract
The growth in the use of domestic Low Carbon Technology (LCT) Ireland in line with Government targets to 2030, and indeed beyond, will have significant implications on the Low Voltage (LV) network. Electrification of heat and transport is changing assumptions fundamental to LV design. The current capacity of Medium/Low Voltage (MV/LV) transformers is not expected to be sufficient to accommodate this increased domestic load. In this paper we detail our approach to proactive reinforcement of the LV network by installation of current and temperature monitors on MV/LV Transformers, and application of data analysis to identify areas of high risk or immediate concern. In this work, 821 current and temperature monitors were installed to record winter peak data for 2021. A Microsoft Azure based platform was designed to facilitate analysis of recorded data. We found that approximately 2% of monitored 3-phase transformers are currently overloaded. A dashboard was developed to then allow effective prioritisation of LV network reinforcement work to be programmed and delivered.
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