A Simulation Model for Strategic Planning In Asset Management of Electricity Distribution Network

Asset management of electricity distribution network is required in
order to improve the network reliability so as to reduce electricity energy
distribution losses. Due to strategic asset management requires long-term
predictions; it would require a simulation model. Simulation of asset
management is an approach to predict the consequences of long-term financing
on maintenance and renewal strategies in electrical energy distribution
networks. In this research, the simulation method used is System Dynamics
based on consideration that this method enables us to consider internal and
external influenced factors. To obtain the model parameter, we utilized PLN
Pamekasan for the case study. The results showed the reduction of low voltage
network assets condition on average in the range 6% per year, the average
decline in the transformer condition is approximately 6.6% per year, and the
average decline in the condition of medium voltage network assets is
approximately 4.4% per year. In general, the average technical losses average
of 1,359,981.60 KWH / month or about 16,319,779.24 KWH / year.