A new approach is presented to congestion analysis and optimal load sheddin
g for aerospace power systems. Optimal power Row, an analytic hierarchical
process, and the Everett optimization method (Everett, II., Operations Rese
arch, Vol. 11, 1963, pp. 399-417) are employed for implementing this approa
ch. several system performance indices are developed to evaluate the degree
of system congestion for different operation Lime stages. These performanc
e indites include a circuit overload index and a system voltage problem ind
ex obtained through the optimal power Row calculation. The congested system
is alleviated by the available control such as load shedding. Therefore, t
he mathematical model of load shedding, in which the objective is a payoff
function, is devised. The solution method of the model is the Everett metho
d, generalized Lagrange multipliers. Detailed results art! given in the pap
er.