ABSTRACT

This paper proposes an index-based analytical framework to quantify the quality of electricity supplied in a specific location. Four quality defining indicators: day and night supply hours, evening supply hours, normal voltage hours, and frequency of power cut were selected to form a composite quality index. The study consists of ten sample rural villages and four capital cities across four Indian provinces (Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand). The average value of the electricity quality index for rural locations was 0.53, and for province capital locations, it was 0.93 for the year 2018. This reveals that electricity quality in rural areas needs significant improvement. The average electricity quality index for both rural and capital locations was relatively better in Madhya Pradesh. This generic analytical framework can be applied to monitor the electricity quality over time in a village, city, district, or province depending upon the data availability.

摘要

本文提出了一种基于指数的分析框架来量化特定地点的供电质量。选取昼夜供电小时数、夜间供电小时数、正常电压小时数、停电频率4个质量界定指标，形成综合质量指标。该研究包括印度四个省（安得拉邦、中央邦、北方邦、北阿坎德邦）的十个样本农村和四个省会城市。2018年农村地区电能质量指数平均值为0.53，省会地区为0.93，表明农村地区电能质量有明显改善。中央邦农村和首都地区的平均电力质量指数相对较好。