Power Transfer Distribution Factor definition

Power Transfer Distribution Factor or “PTDF” shall mean a measure of the responsiveness or change in electrical loadings on Transmission Facilities due to a change in electric power transfer from one area to another, expressed in percent (up to 100%) of the change in power transfer in the pre-contingency configuration of a system under study.

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Power Transfer Distribution Factor means the variation of the flow in one critical network element with a change of 1MW in cross-zonal power exchanges of the bidding-zone border considered;

Power Transfer Distribution Factor means a representation of the physical flow on a critical network element induced by the variation of the net position of a bidding zone;

Examples of Power Transfer Distribution Factor in a sentence

• MVA impact (Power Transfer Distribution Factor or Outage Transfer Distribution Factor multiplied by generator output of the Interconnection Request) ≥ 1% of the facility rating.

• CA Control Area EMS Energy Management System GSF Generation Shift Factor IDC Interchange Distribution Calculator LEER Lake Erie Emergency Re-dispatch OTDF Outage Transfer Distribution Factor PSE Purchasing-Selling Entity PTDF Power Transfer Distribution Factor SC Security Coordinator SCIS Security Coordinator Information System TLR Transmission Loading Relief Limiting facility – actual overload on the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 500/345 kV transformer (AP) for the loss of the Belmont 500/345 kV transformer (AP).

• Power Transfer Distribution Factor (PTDF) - A measure of the impact of a power transfer transaction on a Flowgate.

More Definitions of Power Transfer Distribution Factor

Power Transfer Distribution Factor or “PTDF” shall mean a measure of the responsiveness or change in electrical loadings on Transmission Facilities due to a change in electric power transfer from one area to another, expressed in percent (up to 100%) of the change in power transfer in the pre‐contingency configuration of a system under study.