An expert system for cold load pickup

Author

Singh, Vijay ; Rao, N.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada

fYear

1994

fDate

25-28 Sep 1994

Firstpage

59

Abstract

This paper describes the use of an expert system which makes recommendations on the method of restoration of power after an extended outage on a cold day. This expert system is interfaced with a FORTRAN program, a database and a user interface. The FORTRAN program predicts the heating load component of the distribution load via simulation. The database stores the information provided by the user and the simulation results of the FORTRAN program. The knowledge base contains all the rules in English-like “IF...THEN...” structure, that are responsible for making the final recommendations. The expert system performs the tedious task of analyzing the simulations of the computer program, requesting selected additional simulations, if required and making decisions on the method of restoration of power. Suitability of an expert system implementation to the problem is highlighted. Also, a sample dialog between the user and the expert system is presented

Keywords

database management systems; digital simulation; expert systems; power system analysis computing; power system restoration; user interfaces; FORTRAN program; VP-expert; cold day; cold load pickup; computer program simulations; database; expert system; extended outage; heating load prediction; knowledge base; power system restoration; user interface; Database management systems; Expert systems; Load restoration; Power system simulation; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1994. Conference Proceedings. 1994 Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Halifax, NS

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2416-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1994.405661

Filename

405661