Identifying Topology of Power Distribution Networks Based on Smart Meter Data

In a power distribution network, the network topology information is essential for an efficient operation of the network. This information of network connectivity is not accurately available, at the low voltage level, due to uninformed changes that happen from time to time. In this paper, we propose...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2016-09
Main Authors: Satya, Jayadev P, Bhatt, Nirav, Pasumarthy, Ramkrishna, Rajeswaran, Aravind
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric power distribution
Graph theory
Low voltage
Network topologies
Networks
Principal components analysis
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Summary:In a power distribution network, the network topology information is essential for an efficient operation of the network. This information of network connectivity is not accurately available, at the low voltage level, due to uninformed changes that happen from time to time. In this paper, we propose a novel data--driven approach to identify the underlying network topology including the load phase connectivity from time series of energy measurements. The proposed method involves the application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and its graph-theoretic interpretation to infer the topology from smart meter energy measurements. The method is demonstrated through simulation on randomly generated networks and also on IEEE recognized Roy Billinton distribution test system.
ISSN:2331-8422