Automation in Service Restoration of Distribution Networks Using Scheduling of Multiple Resources

Asadi, Qasem; Falaghi, Hamid; Ramezani, Maryam; Kordmoghaddam, Hamidreza

doi:10.22077/ijpe.2025.8606.1011

Automation in Service Restoration of Distribution Networks Using Scheduling of Multiple Resources

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Qasem Asadi ¹

Hamid Falaghi ²

Maryam Ramezani ²

Hamidreza Kordmoghaddam ³

¹ Khorasan Regional Electricity Company

² Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

³ Regional Electricity Company Mashhad, Iran

10.22077/ijpe.2025.8606.1011

Abstract

The service restoration (SR) problem has always been one of the most challenging issues in the operation and automation of electrical distribution networks. With the increasing development of the distribution network and the introduction of various new technologies and facilities, and the need for automation of distribution networks, solving this problem requires much more efficient and faster solutions. In this paper, a new method is proposed to solve the SR problem. The distribution network in this study has many resources including mobile power sources (MPS) and repair crew (RC) that are scheduled simultaneously. This article also pays attention to how to incorporate traffic considerations of the transportation network into the problem, which adds to its applicability. The service restoration problem in this paper is modeled as a MILP problem and solved by mathematical solvers. This ensures the achievement of optimal and fast solutions. The proposed method was used on a 33-bus test network and its efficiency was proven.

Keywords

Service Restoration

Mobile Power Source

Repair Crew

Traffic

MILP