Thesis (M.S.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2008. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

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This study is concerned with the analyses of modern electric power-grids designed to support large supply-demand considerations in metro areas of large cities. Hence proposed are methods to determine optimal performance of the associated distribution networks vis-á-vis power availability from multiple resources (such as hydroelectric, thermal, wind-mill, solar-cell etc.) and varying load-demands posed by distinct set of consumers of domestic, industrial and commercial sectors. Hence, developing the analytics on optimal power-distribution across pertinent power-grids are verified with the models proposed. Forecast algorithms and computational outcomes on supply-demand performance are indicated and illustratively explained using real-world data sets. This study on electric utility takes duly into considerations of both deterministic (technological factors) as well as stochastic variables associated with the available resource-capacity and demand-profile details. Thus, towards forecasting exercise as above, a representative load-curve (RLC) is defined; and, it is optimally determined using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method using the data availed on supply-demand characteristics of a practical power-grid. This RLC is subsequently considered as an input parametric profile on tariff policies associated with electric power product-cost. This research further focuses on developing an optimal/suboptimal electric-power distribution scheme across power-grids deployed between multiple resources and different sets of user demands. Again, the optimal/suboptimal decisions are enabled using ANN-based simulations performed on load sharing details. The underlying supply-demand forecasting on distribution service profile is essential to support predictive designs on the amount of power required (or to be generated from single and/or multiple resources) versus distributable shares to different consumers demanding distinct loads. Another topic addressed refers to a business model on a cost reflective tariff levied in an electric power service in terms of the associated hedonic heuristics of customers versus service products offered by the utility operators. This model is based on hedonic considerations and technoeconomic heuristics of incumbent systems In the ANN simulations as above, bootstrapping technique is adopted to generate pseudo-replicates of the available data set and they are used to train the ANN net towards convergence. A traditional, multilayer ANN architecture (implemented with feed-forward and backpropagation techniques) is designed and modified to support a fast convergence algorithm, used for forecasting and in load-sharing computations. Underlying simulations are carried out using case-study details on electric utility gathered from the literature. In all, ANN-based prediction of a representative load-curve to assess power-consumption and tariff details in electrical power systems supporting a smart-grid, analysis of load-sharing and distribution of electric power on smart grids using an ANN and evaluation of electric power system infrastructure in terms of tariff worthiness deduced via hedonic heuristics, constitute the major thematic efforts addressed in this research study. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

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