Reliability assessment of distribution systems considering telecontrolled switches and microgrids

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 598-607

  Conti, Stefania ^a   Rizzo, Santi Agatino ^a   El Saadany, Ehab F ^b   Essam, Mohammed ^b   Atwa, Yasser M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical models; distributed power generation; microgrids; power distribution; power system reliability; remote controlled switches; smart grids

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RELIABILITY; INTERRUPTION FREQUENCIES; MICRO GRID; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTS; SMART GRID;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCES;

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 84897643150     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2013.2287301     Document Type: Article

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