Collection

2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Xichen Jiang, Western Washington University; Austin Bolstad

engineers from local utilities forguidance. The results of this research is highly beneficial to the students as well as to the utility.Along the way, the students develop communication, project management, and soft skills that willserve them well into their professional careers.1.0 IntroductionAs demand for energy increases across the United States, generating electricity from clean andreliable sources becomes more challenging for utilities. One solution that utilities have beeninvestigating is Volt-VAR optimization (VVO), which manages voltage levels throughconservation voltage reduction (CVR) and reduces energy losses by controlling reactive powerflow [1].The purpose of CVR is to conserve energy by slightly reducing the voltage that