This paper presents the method to solve the over loading problem and service restoration strategies for affected zones due to fault in a three feeder distribution network which deals with the estimation of load changes through feeder reconfiguration using the heuristic search technique. This method is based on minimum number of switching operations and minimum total IR losses. Software has been...

in this paper, power system restoration in the presence of svc and tcsc in partial outage conditions is considered and a new method for maximum load restoration using different control variables is presented. control variables are tap of transformers, generation rescheduling and operating points of facts devices. objective function is restored load (to be maximized) and constraints are voltage ...

In order to offer a better network survivability, it is crucial that a network manager can realize restorable traffic assignment in response to traffic dynamics and facility network reconfiguration. In this paper, I presented an optimal virtual path routing control for survivable ATM networks to minimize the expected amount of lost flow upon restoration from a network failure. The amount of los...

Background & Aims of the Study: Accidents in water networks can lead to increase the uncounted water, costs of repair, maintenance, restoration and enter water contaminants to water network. The aim of this study is to survey the accidents of Qom rural water network and choose the right approaches to reduce the number of accidents. Materials & Methods:  In this cross...

abstract background: the pressure of consumption spots in eater supply systems is one of the most important hydraulic parameters can be used in optimized management of water distribution networks. since the pressure has some different effects on various parameters of the network management including its hydraulic functions, reliability, stability and leakage, its control is of great importance ...

this paper investigates the islands formation in initial stages of restoration process in blackout condition and studies the impacts of islands number variation on the process execution. in addition, a method is proposed to determining each island optimal boundaries. then the effects of transmission lines thyistor controlled series compensators (tcsc) to facilitate restoration process and impro...

This paper introduces an ant colony search algorithm (ACSA) to solve the optimal network restoration problem. It is a population based approach that uses exploration of positive feedback as well as greedy search. The ACSA was inspired from natural behavior of the ant colonies on how they find the food source and bring them back to their nest by building the unique trail formation. By applying t...

The Smart Grid concept introduces an updated architecture and new elements to the traditional power grid. As a result, existing survivability schemes that have been designed with a centralized architecture in mind are either inefficient or no longer applicable. In this paper, we review several solutions that have been suggested in the literature in order to ensure the proper operation of the po...