Object-oriented agents in power distribution automation

Author

Sousa, Orlando ; Vale, Zita A. ; Ramos, Carlos ; Neves, Jose

Author_Institution

Dept. de Engenharia Inf., Inst. Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Volume

3

fYear

2000

fDate

29-31 May 2000

Firstpage

891

Abstract

The use of information technologies within distribution utilities increases. However, a problem emerges: traditional technologies cannot cope with large distribution automation systems based on heterogeneous sub-systems. To overcome this problem, the authors identify the need for systems integration, high-level co-operation protocols, and powerful and flexible, yet robust, models of interaction. They describe a system architecture for distribution automation composed of object-oriented agents developed in different environments, interconnected using CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture).

Keywords

distributed object management; object-oriented programming; power distribution control; protocols; software agents; CORBA; Common Object Request Broker Architecture; distribution utilities; high-level co-operation protocols; information technologies; interaction models; object-oriented agents; power distribution automation; systems integration; Automation; Computer architecture; Costs; Distributed computing; Information technology; Object oriented modeling; Power distribution; Power system modeling; Protocols; Robustness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrotechnical Conference, 2000. MELECON 2000. 10th Mediterranean

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6290-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MELCON.2000.879675

Filename

879675