Electric distribution network reconfiguration based on a fuzzy multi-criteria decision making algorithm

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1400-1407

  Bernardon, D P ^a   Garcia, V J ^a   Ferreira, A S Q ^a   Canha, L N ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fuzzy algorithms; Multi criteria decision making; Network reconfiguration; Power losses; Reliability

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK RECONFIGURATION; DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; FUZZY - MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; FUZZY ALGORITHMS; INFORMATION SOURCES; LARGE SYSTEM; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; NETWORK RECONFIGURATION; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; POWER LOSSES; PROOF OF CONCEPT; PUBLIC AWARENESS; RELIABILITY LEVEL; VOLTAGE PROFILE;

ALGORITHMS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; ELECTRIC LOAD DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; FUZZY SETS; RELIABILITY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 67649873297     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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