Distribution load flow (DLF) calculation is one of the most important tools in distribution networks. DLF tools must be able to perform fast calculations in real-time studies at the presence of distributed generators (DGs) in a smart grid environment even in conditions of change in the network topology. In this paper, a new method for DLF in radial active distribution networks is proposed. The ...

One of the key protection functionalities in the future active distribution networks will be reliable detection of islanding. Non-detection zone (NDZ) near a power balance situation and maloperation due to other network events have been the major challenges with traditional passive islanding detection methods like voltage, frequency, rate-ofchange-of-frequency, voltage vector shift (VVS). Howev...

The future distribution network comprising different energy carriers will include small-scale energy resources (SSERs) and loads, known as a Networked multi-carrier microgrid (NMCMG). This concept not only leads to an efficient reduction in operation costs, but also encompasses the energy transformation between gas and electric networks at combined nodes, as well as district heating networks. I...

In wireless sensor networks, the energy of nodes is limited. So designing efficient routing for reducing energy consumption is important. This paper proposed Grid Based Multipath Energy Aware Routing Protocol (GMEAR) for Wireless Sensor Networks. In this paper, the proposed work can conserve energy and provide the best path to route the data according to the probability of more energy available...

This research is to design a collection of effective collective operations for the Grid scale network environment. In the Grid, several network features should be specified and adapted into the algorithmic design of collective operations. For this, we characterize the Grid and design hierarchical latency optimal tree algorithm for the MPI (message passing interface) library. The experimental re...

This document describes a standard set of network characteristics that are useful for Grid applications and services as well as a classification hierarchy for these characteristics. The goal of this work is to identify the various types of network measurements according to the network characteristic they measure and the network entity on which they are taken. This document defines standard term...

Grid computing technologies are increasingly being used to aggregate computing resources that are geographically distributed across different locations. Commercial networks are being used to connect these resources, and thus serve as a fundamental component of grid computing. Since these grid resources are connected over a shared infrastructure, it is essential that we consider their effect dur...

In this paper, we present the Bayesian Attack Graph for Smart Grid (BAGS) tool to quantify smart grid resilience in the presence of multiple cyber-physical attacks. BAGS takes system functions, network architecture, applications and a vulnerability report as input and generates three Bayesian Networks at three different levels of hierarchy. The top level network is called Functional Bayesian Ne...