Title : 
Study and Characterization of Power Distribution Network Reconfiguration
         
        
            Author : 
Thakur, T. ; Jaswanti
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Deemed Univ., Chandigarh
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper proposes a study and characterization of distribution system network reconfiguration. This analysis of the various characteristics of the radial distribution network may help to study on a particular area of research of power distribution system. This approach provides the power distribution engineer, researcher and other with several alternatives, where qualitative, application dependent criteria can be applied following his/her experience
         
        
            Keywords : 
distribution networks; application dependent criteria; power distribution network reconfiguration; radial distribution network; Constraint optimization; Control systems; Power distribution; Power engineering and energy; Power system reliability; Power systems; Real time systems; SCADA systems; Switches; Transformers; Combinatorial optimization; Distribution automation; Distribution systems reconfiguration (DSR);
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Transmission & Distribution Conference and Exposition: Latin America, 2006. TDC '06. IEEE/PES
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Caracas
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-4244-0287-5
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
1-4244-0288-3
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TDCLA.2006.311517