Title :
A Heuristic Approach for Predicting Fault Locations in Distribution Power Systems
Author :
Nastac, Laurentiu ; Thatte, Anupam A.
Author_Institution :
Concurrent Technol. Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Abstract :
The first step in restoring systems after a fault is detected, is determining the fault location. The large number of candidate locations for the fault makes this a complex process. Knowledge based methods have the capability to accomplish this quickly and reliably. In this paper, a heuristic approach has been used to predict potential fault locations. A software tool implements the heuristic rules and a genetic algorithm based search. The implementation and evaluation results of this tool have been presented.
Keywords :
fault location; genetic algorithms; heuristic programming; power distribution faults; power engineering computing; power system restoration; distribution power systems; fault locations prediction; genetic algorithm; heuristic approach; system restoration; Circuit analysis computing; Circuit faults; Distributed computing; Electrical fault detection; Fault detection; Fault location; Genetic algorithms; Power system faults; Power system restoration; Software tools; Distribution Power System; Fault Location; Genetic Algorithm; Knowledge Based System;
Conference_Titel :
Power Symposium, 2006. NAPS 2006. 38th North American
Conference_Location :
Carbondale, IL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0227-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0228-X
DOI :
10.1109/NAPS.2006.360136
