In the event of a fault isolation process, all loads located downstream from faulted point become out service, and as consequence, power interruption affects greater portion radial distribution system. This paper proposes an optimal Service Restoration (SR) method that entails changing network topology configuration via tie-switch section switch combinations. However, when is performed, it resu...

nowadays, efficient goods distribution in target markets is one of the most important challenges of marketing managers and goods producers. distribution of goods and services has a significant contribution in gross domestic product (gdp) of countries. so an efficient distribution network can support constant economic development of countries and reduces end-user price of products. identifying a...

With new requirements being placed on the distribution grid, the cost to consumers of poor supply quality and low reliability is increasing. Consumers are starting to demand higher levels of supply quality from distribution network operators. This paper will discuss various Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR) strategies with increasing CAPEX investment potential that can b...

With new requirements being placed on the distribution grid, the cost to consumers of poor supply quality and low reliability is increasing. Consumers are starting to demand higher levels of supply quality from distribution network operators. This paper will discuss various Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR) strategies with increasing CAPEX investment potential that can b...

In this paper, simultaneous placement of distributed generation, capacitor bank and protective devices are utilized to improve the efficiency of the distribution network. The objectives of the problem are reduction of active and reactive power losses, improvement of voltage profile and reliability indices and increasing distribution companies’ profit. The combination of firefly algorithm, parti...

This paper discusses an imperfect preventive maintenance model for a deteriorating repairable system with consideration of the reliability limitand random maintenance quality. The model is derived from the combination of failure rate adjustment and age over an infinite time horizon. The maintenance intervals are obtained assuming both the failure rate increase factor and age restoration factor ...

Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) is an alternative to integrate Internet Protocol (IP) routing and switching technologies because it provides end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS), guarantees traffic engineering, and support Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). However, MPLS must use path restoration schemes to guarantee the delivery of packets through a network. Considering that MPLS is a label...

The active distribution network (ADN) shows great potential for use in restoration services, given its ability to actively control the topology, distributed generation (DG) outputs, and demand response (DR) resources. However, utility may be limited due geographical dispersion of DG DR resources when applied natural disasters such as windstorms, earthquakes, floods. In addition, increasing rene...