Initial layout of power distribution systems for rural electrification: A heuristic algorithm for multilevel network design

Applied Energy

Volumn 96, Issue , 2012, Pages 302-315

  Kocaman, Ayse Selin ^a   Huh, Woonghee Tim ^b   Modi, Vijay ^c  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Green field network design; Multi level network; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOAD DISTRIBUTION; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; RURAL AREAS;

CANDIDATE SOLUTION; GRID NETWORK; INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS; LOCATION PROBLEMS; NETWORK DESIGN; NETWORK DESIGN PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK; OVERALL COSTS; POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL LOCATIONS;

COSTS;

ALGORITHM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RURAL AREA;

AFRICA;

EID: 84861696162     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.029     Document Type: Article

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