SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING SWITCHING WITHIN A POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

摘要

Systems and methods for synchronizing switching within a power distributionnetworkare provided. A switch plan for restoring electrical power following outage isidentifiedby a control system associated with a power utility. A synchronized executionof aplurality of switching operations including at least one manual and at leastone automaticswitching operation is coordinated by the control system. The switch plan isdynamicallymodified based in part on the indication that at least one switching operationiscompleted. An area of power distribution isolated as a result of the pluralityof switchingoperations is identified by the control system. The control system furtherdirectsoptimization of the maintenance associated with the identified area bycommunicating theinformation to an asset management system which schedules maintenance for theisolatedarea. The switch plan is modified by the control system based on the scheduledmaintenance information.