Large-scale network layout optimization for radial distribution networks by parallel computing

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1946-1951

  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

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

BRANCH EXCHANGE; BRANCH-EXCHANGE ALGORITHM; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING ALGORITHM; LARGE-SCALE NETWORK; LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION; NETWORK PLANNING; POWER DISTRIBUTION PLANNING; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 85027921463     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2011.2123924     Document Type: Article

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