Healer reinforcement: a cybernetic approach to self-healing in smart grid

This paper presents the biological inspiration and core idea of healer reinforcement of self-healing in smart grid. First, the self-healing system in human is briefly studied for mild wound-healing, followed by the similar FLISR (fault location, isolation and service restoration) process in distribution automation of smart grid. An analogy is expressed between selfhealing in human wound-healing and FLISR, both performed in four phases. The healer reinforcement idea is then introduced, which is inspired by immune system boosting. Realizations of the healer reinforcement notion are introduced at the end as practical examples.