Techniques for Reliability Evaluation in Distribution System Planning

This paper presents reliability evaluation techniques which are applied in distribution system planning studies and operation. Reliability of distribution systems is an important issue in power engineering for both utilities and customers. Reliability is a key issue in the design and operation of electric power distribution systems and load. Reliability evaluation of distribution systems has been the subject of many recent papers and the modeling and evaluation techniques have improved considerably.

Authors:

• T. Lantharthong
• N. Phanthuna

Keywords:

• Reliability Evaluation
• Optimization Technique
• Reliability Indices

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