C. Ucak et A. Pahwa, OPTIMAL STEP-BY-STEP RESTORATION OF DISTRIBUTION-SYSTEMS DURING EXCESSIVE LOADS DUE TO COLD LOAD PICKUP, Electric power systems research, 32(2), 1995, pp. 121-128
Restoration of a distribution system following extended outages may ca
use problems if the substation transformer capacity cannot supply the
initial load. Excessive initial load is a result of loss of diversity
in the distribution system. Dividing the system into sections and rest
oring these sections step by step is one of the solutions to overcome
excessive load due to cold load pickup. In step-by-step restoration, t
he order of restoration of sections becomes an important factor in inc
reasing the reliability and decreasing the average customer interrupti
on duration. In this paper, step-by-step restoration of a distribution
system to utilize transformer capacity to the maximum extent and to m
inimize the customer interruption duration is studied.