The Resilience Area Model calculation for the development of resilient distribution systems

Celli, G.;Pilo, F.;Pisano, G.

;Soma, G. G.

2021-01-01

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Abstract

In the last years, the distribution grid resilience has become a hot research area to pursue, recognising the need for design tools that include resilience metrics to find the optimal economic compromise between network hardening and the exploitation of Smart Grid technologies. In this paper, a framework for evaluating the resilience in a distribution network serving a given geographical area is proposed. The potential impact of different network and non-network measures for improving system resilience is investigated with a probabilistic approach. Results derived by testing the methodology on a case study demonstrate the effectiveness of the model suitable for planning applications.