The possibilities of organizing continuous instrumental and computational determination of electricity losses in distribution networks of 20–0.4 kV based on the concept of thermal current and voltage pulses

The state of determining electricity losses in the electrical networks of the distribution grid complex of the Russian Federation based on the readings of electric energy meters is analyzed. It has been established that there are all organizational and technological prerequisites for the continuous calculation of losses in power transmission lines and transformers according to energy meters and current and voltage measuring instruments. An instrumental and computational approach to determining losses is proposed, based on the concept of thermal pulses of current and voltage, which can be implemented in intelligent metering devices and at the upper level of SCADA.