SMART DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AUTOMATION:

NETWORK RECONFIGURATION AND ENERGY

MANAGEMENT

Smart distribution system automation is the key to realizing a highly reconfigurable,

reliable, flexible and active distribution system. Automated network reconfiguration

including restoration is the most studied area in distribution automation, and it

contributes to power loss minimization, voltage improvement and also can enable the

distribution network to respond to contingencies and changes happened in the grid.

Distributed energy resources at the customer premises, energy storage systems and plugin electric vehicles are indispensable parts of future smart distribution systems