Flexible investment planning for water distribution networks

Resilience-Based Framework for Distributed Generation Planning in Distribution Networks

Events with low probability and high impact, which annually cause high damages, seriously threaten the health of the distribution networks. Hence, more attention to the issue of enhancing network resilience and continuity of power supply, feels more than ever, all over the world. In modern distribution networks, because of the increasing presence of distributed generation resources, an alternat...

Flexible Scheduling of Active Distribution Networks for Market Participation with Considering DGs Availability

The availability of sufficient and economic online capacity to support the network while encountering disturbances and failures leading to supply and demand imbalance has a crucial role in today distribution networks with high share of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), especially Renewable Energy Resources (RESs). This paper proposes a two-stage decision making framework for the Distribution...

Strategic Investment Model for Future Distribution Network Planning

This paper presents the applications of the developed Strategic Investment Model in the Flexible Plug and Play (FPP) project to determine the optimal network investment portfolio. The Model optimises the investment in smart grid technologies such as Quadrature-boosters, DLRs, SVCs, novel protection systems to improve reverse power flow capability as well as traditional network investment in lin...

Water distribution network renewal planning

This paper provides an overview of the authors’ previous work in formulating a comprehensive approach to the important problem of water distribution network renewal planning, with a particular emphasis on the computing aspects involved. As pipes in a water distribution network age in service, they are characterized by increased frequency of breakage and decreased hydraulic capacity. The resulti...

A Transmission Expansion Planning Model for Maximizing Merchant Investment