Decision mechanisms for the dynamic reconfiguration of power distribution networks

Today, the reconfiguration of power networks, especially distribution networks under breakdown conditions is determined by various off-line computations. The currently applied practices, however, rely greatly on experience of operators and immutability of network topology. Such approach can easily fall when some exploitation constraints cannot be respected. To solve these problems, the need to develop an effective and reactive tool is mandatory in this thesis. Several methods have been developed. These methods are quite fascinating, but they do not work efficiently enough due to their computation complexity and inability to produce optimal outcomes. By using a reasonable approach, the presented work aims at creating a tool that assists operators to reconfigure the power system dynamically and automatically after a breakdown occurs. In this thesis, we will present the approach applied for reconfiguration of discrete event systems (DESs), and explain its adaptation, the implementation progress into power network domain. (author)