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Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development – Sung, Kao & Chen (eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00053-7
Distribution network planning considering structural vulnerability
Xin-Yu Cao, Zhi-Nong Wei, Shuang Wu & Guo-Qiang Sun
College of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Hai-Ping Shen
Wuxi Power Supply Company, Wuxi, China
ABSTRACT: Based on the complex network theory, the structural vulnerability of distribution net-
work is assessed from topology perspective. A multi-objective planning model for distribution network is
built which aims to minimize the summation of investment cost and operation cost, as well as optimize
the structural vulnerability index. An improved minimum-cost spanning ...