AuRA-NMS: An autonomous regional active network management system for EDF energy and SP energy networks

IEEE PES General Meeting, PES 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Davidson, E M ^a   Dolan, M J ^a   Ault, G W ^a   McArthur, S D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intelligent systems; Smart grids

Indexed keywords

AI TECHNIQUES; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; EDF ENERGY; ENERGY NETWORKS; FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCKS; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; SMART GRID;

ACTIVE NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649529894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PES.2010.5590045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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