This paper presents a novel objective function for distribution system reconfiguration for reliability enhancement. When islanding operations of distributed generators is prohibited, faults in the feeder interrupt the operation of distributed generators. For this reason, we include the customer interruption cost as well as the distributed generator interruption cost in the objective function in...

Node importance degree is a vital index in distribution network reconfiguration because it reflects the robustness of the network structure by evaluating node importance. Since the traditional reconfiguration ignores this index, the reconstructed network structure may be vulnerable which would reduce the security and stability of the distribution systems. This paper presents a novel reconfigura...

Reconfiguration is the action of modifying the operation or behaviour of a system, a network node, or functional entity when specific events take place. This paper describes an integrated control and management plane framework for end-to-end reconfiguration, and maps this model to a Beyond 3G mobile network architecture. Emphasis is provided on the reconfiguration actions that take place when a...

Network reconfiguration is a nonlinear optimization procedure which calculates a radial structure to optimize the power losses and improve the network reliability index while meeting practical constraints. In this paper, a multi-objective framework is proposed for optimal network reconfiguration with the objective functions of minimization of power losses and improvement of reliability index. T...

This paper presents an algorithm based on multi-objective approach for network reconfiguration. Multiple objectives are considered for reduction in the system power loss, deviations of the nodes voltage and transformers loading imbalance, while subject to a radial network structure in which all the loads must be energized and no branch current constraint is violated. These three objectives are ...

With the widespread deployment of IP over WDM networks, it becomes necessary to develop dynamic lightpath and topology reconfiguration mechanisms and reconfiguration triggers that can effectively exploit WDM reconfigurability. A reconfiguration model for overlay IP/WDM networks is introduced. An IP over WDM network testbed has been set up using Telcordia MONET WADMs and IP routers. The testbed ...

The dynamic reconfiguration of the interconnection network is an advanced feature of some multicomputers to reduce the communication overhead. Up to now, the work carried out in this field has focused on static switching, i.e., the network changes its topology before starting the execution of a phase of an application program and then it remains constant throughout the phase execution. However,...

Title of thesis: TOPOLOGY RECONFIGURATION WITH SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATIONS Degree Candidate: Eswaran Baskaran Degree and Year: Master of Science, Fall 2006 Thesis directed by: Dr. Christopher Davis Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Maryland Recent technologies have enabled the formation of point-to-point directional wireless networks that are capable of dy...