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PTDF

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004561

A power transfer distribution factor (PTDF) quantifies the change in real power flow on a transmission line for a given change in real power injection at one bus and withdrawal at another. It is a linear approximation used in power system analysis to assess the impact of transactions on network congestion. PTDFs are expressed as a percentage or a decimal value.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004561
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectEnergy and utilities
TranslationsGerman: PTDF; Spanish: PTDF; French: PTDF
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004561",
  "term": "PTDF",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A power transfer distribution factor (PTDF) quantifies the change in real power flow on a transmission line for a given change in real power injection at one bus and withdrawal at another. It is a linear approximation used in power system analysis to assess the impact of transactions on network congestion. PTDFs are expressed as a percentage or a decimal value.",
  "subject": "Energy and utilities",
  "translations": {
    "de": "PTDF",
    "es": "PTDF",
    "fr": "PTDF"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ptdf/"
}

Record 4,953 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.