The distributions of electrical energy to end users in most urban area are faced with divers spatial problems particularly with the use of analogue system. Based on this, this study seeks to use geospatial technique for effective management of electricity distribution. The study assesses the spatial relationship between power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN) assets and their customer’s connectivity in the study area and makes decision on how to improve and manage electricity distribution. The result shows that, the study area has only one transformer rated 500KVA with 4 upriser connected to numerous distribution lines serving 250 buildings with an average consumption rate of 2.1KW and total consumption of 525.6KW with an excess of 25.6KW, indicating that the transformer is overloaded. It is evident from the finding that asset management, load shedding technique, can easily be managed with the use of geospatial technique.

Geographical Information System (GIS) is designed to support analysis, management, manipulation, and mapping of spatial data. It is used with a customized dataset to develop a map which can show the spatial relationship between assets and their customers in the field of utility engineering. The project area consists of two modules Editor Module and Tracer Module. Editor Module consist of features like Add, Update, Merge, Copy, Split, and Delete. Tracer Module consists of upstream and downstream tracing. Longitudinal and latitudinal parameters will be used to map the assets like customers, transformers, and distribution lines. IndexTerms – GIS, Electric Network, Spatial Data, Assets, Map, Tracing, Editing

Electricity is an essential need for our daily life. Power distribution should be managed safely and effectively by power distribution companies. Efficient functioning of Distribution Company leads to the development of power sector and economy. Power distribution system is benefited much more with the advancement of software and IT sector. This paper shows the application of new and emerging technology like GIS which plays a major role in modern management of power distribution companies. GIS works with data on an interactive map where it can be updated, understood, and shared. GIS integrates both land base and the electrical network maps. GIS is not only useful in improving internal efficiency levels pertaining to power supply monitoring, developing accurate database, commercial and customer services but also extremely useful for important functions like facility management, energy audit, network analysis, trouble call management, load management, theft detection etc.

Español:Resumen. En los últimos años, el crecimiento de la población en las áreas urbanas de las ciudades de Latinoamérica ha causado aumento en la demanda eléctrica de manera dispersa, trayendo desafíos a la planificación de los sistemas de distribución, para satisfacer esta demanda. Además, los incentivos para instalación de generación distribuida hacen necesario realizar análisis con perspectiva espacial para determinar los lugares de mayor impacto en las redes de distribución eléctrica. Los sistemas de información geográfica son herramientas computacionales que permiten el procesamiento de datos con referencia geográfica. Estos sistemas pueden colaborar en la visualización de las características socioeconómicas y las variables distribuidas en la zona de estudio, proporcionando informaciones a los planificadores de distribución. Este trabajo muestra herramientas computacionales que ayudarán a las empresas de distribución, utilizando técnicas disponibles en sistemas de informació...

https://www.ijert.org/geospatial-modeling-and-analysis-of-electricity-distribution-in-ngozika-housing-estate-phase-1-awka-anambra-state-nigeria https://www.ijert.org/research/geospatial-modeling-and-analysis-of-electricity-distribution-in-ngozika-housing-estate-phase-1-awka-anambra-state-nigeria-IJERTV4IS080071.pdf This paper reviewed the capability of using geographic information system (GIS) to manage Electricity distribution for effective functioning of the entire scheme. Electricity distribution were traditionally done by conventional surveying method using analogue equipment. Recently the availability of fast computer, digital data acquisition technology and digital data processing along with information presentation technology have brought a revolution into Electricity distribution through application of GIS. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how Electricity distribution can be model using GIS techniques. This was achieved through the following objectives: Acquisition of base map of the Study area, Digitizing the acquired map and showing new and existing electrical features (transformers and electric poles) as well as major structures as well as demonstrating through various analyses the potentials of GIS in the Electricity distribution of Ngozika Housing Estate Phase 1. The methodology adopted in the execution of the project included: Acquisition of primary and secondary datasets in the study area. During ground truthing identified Electrical features were collected and placed on the map with additional information gotten from the existing Electricity distribution information. The research work was based on computer interpretation of geospatial models using Microsoft and ArcGIS 9.2 software. The result of the analyses which include various queries and buffers will enable management to make good and effective decision on electricity distribution. The database gives management enough information on the inadequate infrastructure maintained, which is vital to continuous functioning of installed facilities. It is therefore recommended that GIS technology should be adopted in Electricity distribution, geospatial Electricity distribution database and model be posted on the website for potential users amongst others.

Electric power and energy systems are the key for the growth of any developing country. Electric power shortage is one of the main culprits that hinder the spread of development across these countries and cause of societal disparity. Innovative spatial informatics and geographical information system techniques have come as the boon to solve many problems in the electric power system where demographical and geographical spread was the root cause of problem. This paper aims to give a general view of spatial informatics and geographical information techniques and their possible use in specific electric power and energy problems in changing business environment, where the customer satisfaction has a direct bearing on the profitability of a utility. The GIS medium integrates both landbase and the electrical network maps. The GIS overlays single line diagrams of the power network with updated customer, meter, and network for system planning, data analysis and reporting. Energy audit, asset management, network analysis, customer management can be accomplished by GIS functionality. GIS also provides seamless environment for applications like transient stability, long term load forecasting, load flow and short circuit analysis.

Today Electric utilities are realizing the benefits of GIS technology in the management of facilities for engineering, construction operations, and maintenance and services purposes. This project work illustrates the use of geospatial technology in electricity distribution. Geo-spatial technology is a combination of GIS, GPS & Remote Sensing. By using this technology electric energy is distributed to the consumer in an efficient way, by consumer indexing we can find the exact location of the consumer feeder, or transformer, or circuit number and or pole consumer is being supplied and with the help of energy auditing rate of energy consumption can be estimated and also find the different ways of energy saving. The Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS techniques can provide an efficient tool for the management and analysis of Energy Distribution System related tasks. As a result efficiency of the electricity distribution increases, energy losses is reduces which increases the country’s economy. A web based application is developed to calculate the energy consume by household instrument and to calculate the tariff.

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This study focused on modelling of power grid corridor using geographic information system (GIS). The objectives are to map and evaluate the communities and existing Substations on national Grid with the aim of modelling new substations source for effective power distribution in the study area. The mapping of positions of the substations and communities around the grid was achieved using Etrex 10 handheld GPS receiver and the evaluation was carried out using the Location allocation analysis of ArcGIS 10.3. The result of the model reveals that ten (10) out of the thirty-two (32) communities found were on the national grid while eight (8) distribution substations out of the ten (10) communities were discovered during location-allocation analysis. Consequently, the pattern of distribution of the substations was found to be random but optimal and least cost. Hence, the result of this study will certainly make electricity distribution efficient in the study area and hence recommended for use by all stakeholders.

—With the prevalence of computer and development of information technology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have long used for a variety of applications in electrical engineering. GIS are designed to support the analysis, management, manipulation and mapping of spatial data. This paper presents several usages of GIS in power utilities such as automated route selection for the construction of new power lines which uses a dynamic programming model for route optimization, load forecasting and optimizing planning of substation's location and capacity with comprehensive algorithm which involves an accurate small-area electric load forecasting procedure and simulates the different cost functions of substations.