Date of Award
2009-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Industrial Engineering
Advisor(s)
Jose F. Espiritu
Second Advisor
Taboada A. Heidi
Abstract
In the present research, a new evolutionary algorithm is developed to solve the component allocation problem in electricity distribution systems. The problem addresses the upgrade/design of an electricity distribution system with the objective of minimizing expected system downtime subject to cost and repair time constraints. The algorithm is tested on the Dual Element Spot Network (DESN) configuration which is one of the most commonly used configurations by the power industry. This algorithm is demonstrated with two examples.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2009
File Size
83 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Sowmya Parimi
Recommended Citation
Parimi, Sowmya, "Electric Power Distribution Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms" (2009). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 2751.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/2751