Abstract:
Electric column network is progressively becoming
more and more complex, consuming an enormous amount of
resources, and affecting the environment. The design of an electric
column network system consists of various steps among which the
location of the electric columns and related maintenance costs due to
weathering effects. In this paper, it is proposed a model that helps
users choose sites where to locate power transformers in a residential
town as well as choose loads of these transformers to be serving the
customers. This model also helps in assessing strategic decisions
through constraints that force each transformer to be capacitated
enough to fit the expected required load at its serving area, while
taking into account quality of service constraints from the citizens’
point of view. The model is applied to a city with existing electric
columns to show how replacing electric columns by transformers
minimize the overall cost and helps with preventive maintenance
system.
