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Showing 1 to 20 of 279 for “"Distribution Network"”.
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Clock distribution network techniques
Clock distribution networks are essential to synchronous systems. The design of these networks affects the system performance dramatically and sometimes determines whether the chip can function properly or not. This thesis first describes in detail how a synchronous system works. Based on the …
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Reliability analysis of distribution network
The knowledge of the reliability of distribution networks and systems is important consideration in the system planning and operations for development and improvements of power distribution systems. To achieve the target as minimum interruptions as possible to customers, utilities must strive to …
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Optically Switched Quantum Key Distribution Network
… security is vital to modern communication networks. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a promising method based on the quantum properties of light to generate and distribute unconditionally secure keys for use in classical data encryption. Significant progress has been achieved in the …
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Feeder reconfiguration on distribution network considering harmonics
… and quality of electrical energy in a distribution network is feeder reconfiguration. Many studies have been conducted in this area, but only a minor proportion have considered the concept of system harmonics in feeder reconfiguration. In recent years, an increasing number of …
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Distribution network performance improvement using load compensation
… the inadequacy of generation, transmission and distribution capacities have affected energy demand and the overall performance of the entire power system network as witnessed in South Africa since 2008. Even if additional power generating sources are provided, the power generated has to be …
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Distribution network performance improvement using load compensation
… the inadequacy of generation, transmission and distribution capacities have affected energy demand and the overall performance of the entire power system network as witnessed in South Africa since 2008. Even if additional power generating sources are provided, the power generated has to be …
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Distribution network performance improvement using load compensation
… the inadequacy of generation, transmission and distribution capacities have affected energy demand and the overall performance of the entire power system network as witnessed in South Africa since 2008. Even if additional power generating sources are provided, the power generated has to be …
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Optimization of a fast-response distribution network
… carefully integrated design, manufacturing and distribution processes, Zara routinely achieves design-to-shelf leadtimes of 6 weeks against an industry average of 6 months, and introduces 11,000 references per season against an industry average of 3,000. Throughout the season, Zara currently …
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Optimal distribution network reconfiguration using meta-heuristic algorithms
Finding optimal configuration of power distribution systems topology is an NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. It becomes more complex when time varying nature of loads in large-scale distribution systems is taken into account. In the second chapter of this dissertation, a systematic …
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Simple certificate for power distribution network security assessment
… analysis, security assessment, and planning network processes-in multidimensional parameter space is burdensome and time consuming; hence there is an urgent need for a tool to identify the security region, or the set of viable injections. This thesis presents fast and reliable inner …
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Designing Electricity Distribution Network Tariffs for Beneficial Electrification
… tariffs, utilities are projecting sharp rises in distribution-level peak demand, which will necessitate network upgrades whose costs are recovered from all grid users. Alternative rate designs can help mitigate the need for these upgrades by shifting new demand away from peak periods. However, …
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Inventory positioning for a multi-echelon distribution network
… which products to centralize in a regional distribution center and which products to store decentralized close to the customer sites, for each facility in a multi-echelon distribution network. Our research specifically focuses on developing an optimization model to determine the inventory …
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Distribution network optimization in the uniform rental industry
… a commonly used tool to identify cost efficient network flows. Complexity increases when various products move across different paths and transportation modes within one network. To address the challenges posed by this complexity, this thesis develops a mixed integer linear programming model for …
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Maximum entropy principle approach for water distribution network optimization
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Reducing total fulfillment costs through distribution network design optimization
… online businesses is designing a cost effective distribution network. Based on a fixed number of locations with finite resources, companies strive for finding the cost minimizing formula for fulfilling each customer order while meeting rigorous time constraints. In practice this involves …
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Strategic last-mile distribution network design under demand uncertainty
… to incorporate demand uncertainty and physical distribution flexibility into the strategic design of last-mile distribution networks. Last-mile distribution typically constitutes the most expensive part of any global supply chain, and it is becoming increasingly complex due to the ongoing boom …
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A Combined Inventory-Location Model for Distribution Network Design
Two important areas of decision-making in distribution system design involve facility location and inventory policy determination. Facility location analyzes questions such as how many facilities should be opened, where they should be located, and which customers should be assigned to which DCs. …
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Impact of electric vehicle loads on utility distribution network voltages
… of electric vehicle loads (EVs) on utility distribution secondary networks and determines the factors affecting the network voltage quality. The study is conducted using two actual distribution circuits, residential and mix residential and industrial circuits. The study reveals the …
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Methodologies for the Evaluation and Mitigation of Distribution Network Risk
… to customers is a major concern for electricity distribution network operators. This research concentrates in particular on the UK distribution system, and on sub-transmission and extra high voltage networks within that system. It seeks first to understand the principal causes of network risk and …
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Distribution Network Operation with High Penetration of Renewable Energy Sources
… centralized generation such as transmission and distribution losses, high cost of fossil fuels and environmental damage. This work presents the basic principles of integrating renewable DGs in low voltage distribution networks and particularly focuses on the operation of DG installations and …
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