| Project title: |
Estimated Time of Restoration |
| Sponsors: |
Electric Power
Research Center, Duke Power Co. |
| Duration: |
Jan 1, 1995 -
Dec 31, 1995 |
| Team Members: |
James P. Thrower,
Mo-Yuen Chow, Leroy S. Taylor |
| Description: |
Outages have
been of major concern to power distribution systems, affecting key issues
such as system reliability and operating costs. Accurate estimates of outage
restoration times will not only provide better customer service, but also
save both the utilities and customers a significant amount of money while
allowing better contingency planning when outages occur. The Principal Investigator
of this project has been developing algorithms and computer programs to
provide an optimal estimate of outage restoration time based on appropriate
and available information for improving distribution operation efficiency
and cost effectiveness.
With more accurate estimated times of outage restoration, customers will
be more satisfied because they can make corresponding contingency plans
and minimize the negative effects of the outage on their side. In addition
to providing better customer services, the utility can also benefit from
understanding the Time of Outage Restoration for different scenarios in
order to improve their operation efficiency. For example, the crew assignment
and outage restoration process can be scheduled more efficiently and effectively,
thus increasing the reliability of the distribution systems and reducing
the operation costs.
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| Milestones completed: |
To
be added. |
| Publications: |
To
be added. |
| Bench/Prototype: |
To
be added. |
| Links: |
To
be added. |
