Large-scale network layout optimization for radial distribution networks by parallel computing: Implementation and numerical results

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1468-1476

  Moreira, J C ^a   Miguez E ^a   Vilacha C ^a   Otero, Antonio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Branch exchange; network planning; parallel computing; power distribution planning

Indexed keywords

BRANCH EXCHANGE; BRANCH-EXCHANGE ALGORITHM; DECOMPOSITION ALGORITHM; DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUE; DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATIONS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING ALGORITHM; LARGE-SCALE NETWORK; LARGE-SCALE PROBLEM; LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION; LINE LAYOUT; LOW-VOLTAGE; NETWORK PLANNING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POWER DISTRIBUTION PLANNING; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; REFERENCE NETWORK;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84862992233     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2012.2190305     Document Type: Article

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