GIS spatial analysis applied to electric line routing optimization

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

C. Monteiro (Author) FEUP; Ignacio J. Ramírez-Rosado (Author) FEUP; V. Miranda (Author) FEUP; et al. (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Vol. 20 No. 4

Pages: 934-942

ISSN: 0885-8977

Publisher: IEEE

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Electrical engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-40Y

DOI: 10.1109/tpwrd.2004.839724

Abstract (EN): This paper presents a new methodology for auto- mated route selection for the construction of new power lines, based on geographic information systems (GIS). It uses a dynamic programming model for route optimization. Environmental restrictions are taken into account together with all of the operating, maintenance, and equipment installation costs, including a new approach to the costs associated with the slope of the terrain crossed by the power lines. The computing and visual representation capacities of GIS are exploited for the selection of economic corridors, keeping the total costs under a threshold imposed by the user. Intensive simulation examples illustrate the power and flexibility of the proposed methodology.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9