A reference network model for large-scale distribution planning with automatic street map generation

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 190-197

  Mateo Domingo, Carlos ^a   Gómez San Román, Tomás ^a   Sánchez Miralles, Álvaro ^a   Peco González, Jesús Pascual ^b   Candela Martínez, Antonio ^c  

^a ICAI School of Engineering   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

^c Spanish Energy Commission ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Power distribution; power distribution planning; power system planning; regulators

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED; DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; GREENFIELD PLANNING; INCENTIVE REGULATIONS; LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION; LOW-VOLTAGE NETWORKS; POWER DISTRIBUTION PLANNING; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; POWER SYSTEM PLANNING; REFERENCE NETWORK; REGULATORS; STREET MAPS; URBAN AREAS;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 79151470313     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2010.2052077     Document Type: Article

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