Concepts of Ideal Electric Energy System for Production, Distribution and Utilization

Any system in the world can be analyzed based on two types of characteristics namely ideal characteristics and actual practical characteristics. The ideal characteristics speak about the ideal performance of the system under ideal conditions whereas the actual practical characteristics deviate from the ideal characteristics under the normal conditions. This deviation is due to many factors like the behavior of the system under normal condition, the interfaces with the environment, various limitations in inputs of the system etc. In an electrical energy system, the knowledge of ideal characteristics play an important role in design of generation, distribution, and utilization. This paper discusses the ideal conditions for production of electric energy using green technology, the ideal conditions for its distribution and ideal conditions for its utilization. The various limiting factors to reach the ideal condition are discussed and suggestions are given to improve practical systems towards hypothetical ideal system in various stages of production, distribution and utilization of electric energy. The paper identifies the characteristics of ideal electric production, ideal distribution and ideal utilization based on the “system model” of ideal power production, distribution and utilization system. The comparison chart gives the comparison between the ideal system and practical system based on the various characteristics. The discussion in this paper is limited to the energy using green technology.