Electrical distribution grid of Kirkuk City: A case study of load flow and short circuit valuation using ETAP

Abstract

The load flow study and short circuit analysis can be considered as the backbone of the electrical power network. This study based on real data collected from 12 substations, each substation contains many feeders provide the electricity network of Kirkuk city (a city in Iraq located at the north of Baghdad). The methodology of this article depended on using the Electrical Transient Analyzer Program (ETAP) software in assessing the performance of Iraqi electrical distribution network (Kirkuk city as a model) by starting modeling and simulation in order to assess the reliability through testing the load flow, and short circuit test. A complete study of load flow assessment of an actual Kirkuk city power distribution network with actual load values is presented (data have been taken from the Directorate of Electricity Distribution of Kirkuk city). The results of modeling the whole city and the detailed reports of this study can give us a comprehensive assessment with the presence of actual loads values, including total demand, PF, transmission line parameters, and the weakness points of the electrical grid.