Smart distribution system design: Automatic reconfiguration for improved reliability

Author

Haughton, D. ; Heydt, G.T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr., Comput. & Energy Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

25-29 July 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

This paper explores distribution system automation, automatic reconfiguration after a disturbance and the impact on reliability in a `smart´ power distribution system. The use of network incidence or connectivity matrices is shown and an example indicates the potential operational capabilities of a `smart distribution system´. A discussion of the potential advantages of electronic switching in distribution engineering is also given. The connection with the Smart Grid initiative is made in the paper.

Keywords

power distribution; power system reliability; smart power grids; automatic reconfiguration; connectivity matrices; distribution engineering; distribution system automation; electronic switching; network incidence; smart distribution system design; smart grid; smart power distribution system; Distribution automation; Smart Grid; distribution engineering; distribution system reconfiguration; distribution system restoration; reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1944-9925

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6549-1

Electronic_ISBN

1944-9925

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2010.5589678

Filename

5589678