Cost of Industrial Process Shutdowns Due to Voltage Sag and Short Interruption

Édison Massao Motoki, José Maria de Carvalho Filho, Paulo Márcio da Silveira, Natanael Barbosa Pereira and Paulo Vitor Grillo de Souza
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Édison Massao Motoki: Power Systems Department, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo 01302-907, SP, Brazil
José Maria de Carvalho Filho: Institute of Electrical Systems and Energy, Federal University of Itajubá, Itajubá 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Paulo Márcio da Silveira: Institute of Electrical Systems and Energy, Federal University of Itajubá, Itajubá 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Natanael Barbosa Pereira: Energias de Portugal—EDP, São José dos Campos 12210-010, SP, Brazil
Paulo Vitor Grillo de Souza: Institute of Electrical Systems and Energy, Federal University of Itajubá, Itajubá 37500-903, MG, Brazil

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: The objective of this work is to propose and apply a methodology to obtain the cost of industrial process shutdowns due to voltage sag and short interruption. A field survey, aided by a specific questionnaire, was carried out in several industries connected to medium voltage networks, in the states of Espírito Santo and São Paulo in Brazil. The results obtained were the costs per event and the costs per demand in a total of 33 companies in 12 different types of activities. It is noteworthy that this survey brings a relevant technical contribution to the electricity sector, helping to fill, even partially, an existing gap in both national and international literature.

Keywords: voltage sag; equipment sensitivity; costs; production losses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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