In this paper, an asset-management model is proposed to address challenges facing regulators, managers, and operators of public-lighting systems and suggest optimal performance strategies. A new method is presented to estimate the failure rate of lamps based on the normal distribution function....

This paper addresses a comprehensive efficiency evaluation model for electrical distribution system. Concerning the efficiency of different resources including energy, infrastructure and human resources, the overall distribution system efficiency is determined on the basis of relevant efficiency...

Nowadays subsidy payments on electrical energy have to be managed and controlled to prevent any side effect particularly in developing countries. Effects of some external factors on Energy consumption and electricity distribution indices are analyzed in this paper. External factors are...

Long term load management (LTLM) is one of the key factors in making decisions regarding new investments in distribution systems. However, none of the previous studies have investigated the effect of external factors such as governance, urban planning and social behavior factors on LTLM. In this...

This paper presents a new model for allocating subsidies to power distribution companies to reduce power losses. The reduction of losses by power distribution companies does not substantially impact improving the economic situation of these companies. This situation led the Iranian government to...

In recent years, resilience enhancement of electricity distribution systems has attracted much attention due to the significant rise in high-impact rare (HR) natural event outages. The performance of the post-event restoration after an HR event is an effective measure for a resilient...