Análise do perfil de curva de carga influenciado pela pandemia da covid-19 na Região Sul do Brasil

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has had impacts worldwide, mainly due to the fact that countries were not prepared for a phenomenon of this magnitude caused by a disease. One of the impacted sectors is electricity, which needs to be prepared for possible surges in energy demand, as well as possible drops in demand, só that everyone continues to have access to energy, such as hospitals, where human lives depend on equipment. Powered by electricity to survive. In order for the sector to react in cases of critical changes in energy demand, studies of the behavior in situations where this occurs are necessary. The general objective of this work was to carry out a case study to identify the impacts of the pandemic on the electricity sector in the southern region of Brazil, based on energy demand data and numbers of cases of the disease. The first impacts can be seen in the load curves in the first months with COVID cases, with the reduction in energy demand. Through the study carried out, it was possible to perceive the impacts of the restrictive measures adopted by the States in the South region on energy consumption, thus changing energy consumption and the load curve profile. This work also presents itself as a database for future, more in-depth studies and with more complex mathematical analyzes about this pandemic period.