A Physical Topology Identification Method for Low-voltage Distribution Areas Meter Box

Identification and Evaluation of Human Errors in Low Voltage Distribution Systems using FUZZY-HEART Technique

Electricity-related occupational accidents are the fifth leading cause of occupational deaths. One of the major causes of occupational accidents is human error. That is why the human role as a cause of the accident is so important and must be considered during risk assessment. The purpose of this study is to present a Fuzzy-HERAT human error assessment method, which can be used to assess the pr...

A New Method for Considering Distribution Systems in Voltage Stability Studies

In methods presented to calculate the voltage collapse point, the transmission system is usually the only part of the power system that is completely modeled. Distribution systems are often replaced by aggregate load models because the use of the detailed model of distribution systems in voltage stability analysis not only increases the computation time, but also decreases the probability of co...

Voltage Analytics for Power Distribution Network Topology Verification

Distribution grids constitute complex networks of lines oftentimes reconfigured to minimize losses, balance loads, alleviate faults, or for maintenance purposes. Topology monitoring becomes a critical task for optimal grid scheduling. While synchrophasor installations are limited in low-voltage grids, utilities have an abundance of smart meter data at their disposal. In this context, a statisti...

Planning of Distribution Networks for Medium Voltage and Low Voltage

A BINARY LEVEL SET METHOD FOR STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION

This paper proposes an effective algorithm based on the level set method (LSM) to solve shape and topology optimization problems. Since the conventional LSM has several limitations, a binary level set method (BLSM) is used instead. In the BLSM, the level set function can only take 1 and -1 values at convergence. Thus, it is related to phase-field methods. We don’t need to solve the Hamilton-Jac...