A Setting Method of Interconnection Switch in Distribution Network Based on the Shortest Path

In the feeder automation system based on auto-closing and voltage-time switch, the setting of interconnection switches determines the waiting time of restoring power supply for the normal sections when there is a fault in the distribution system. This paper presents a setting method for the multi-interconnection switch distribution system. This method regards the process of setting of interconnection switch as a problem of searching for the shortest path through all the interconnection switches. By using this principle, the feasibility of this method has been proved in two examples.