Introduction, Factors affecting system planning, present planning techniques, planning models, future trends in planning, systems approach, distribution automation.
Basic definition, relation between load and load factor, load growth.
Planning process, planning criteria, system developers, dispersed generation, distribution systems, economics and finance, mapping.
Engineering design, operation criteria, substation and feeder, voltage control, harmonics, load variations, system losses, energy management.
Definitions, communication, sensors, SCADA.
Introduction, costing of schemes, typical network configurations, planning terms, network cost modeling, synthesis of optimum line network.