The use of QoS parameters to evaluate the quality of service in a mesh network is essential mainly when providing multimedia services. This paper proposes an algorithm for planning wireless mesh networks in order to satisfy ...

Based on the fuzzy set theory this work develops two adaptations of iterative methods that solve mathematical programming problems with uncertainties in the objective function and in the set of constraints. The first one ...

A new method, based on binary integer programming, to solve the problem of fault section estimation in power systems is developed in this work. This optimization model is formulated based on a set of minimum covers, subject ...

A new method, based on binary integer programming, to solve the problem of fault section estimation in power systems is developed in this work. This optimization model is formulated based on a set of minimum covers, subject ...

This paper presents an algorithm to solve the network transmission system expansion planning problem using the DC model which is a mixed non-linear integer programming problem. The major feature of this work is the use of ...

The capacitor placement problem for radial distribution networks aims to determine capacitor types, sizes, locations and control scheme. This is a combinatorial problem that can be formulated as a mixed integer nonlinear ...

This paper presents a new methodology for solving the optimal VAr planning problem in multi-area electric power systems, using the Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition. The original multi-area problem is decomposed into subproblems ...

This paper presents a methodology to solve the transmission network expansion planning problem (TNEP) considering reliability and uncertainty in the demand. The proposed methodology provides an optimal expansion plan that ...

In this paper, a method for solving the short term transmission network expansion planning problem is presented. This is a very complex mixed integer nonlinear programming problem that presents a combinatorial explosion ...

This paper presents a methodology to solve the long-term transmission network expansion planning problem considering L-l reliability. The methodology supplements an underlying mixed-integer linear programming formulation ...