Smart Operation for Power Distribution Systems

Introduction: Center of Operation, Smart Grid, Automation, Distributed Generation.- State Estimation.- Self Healing.- Volt-Var Control.- Protection Systems.- Operations Planning.- Service Dispatching.- Examples of Real Applications.

Daniel Pinheiro Bernardon is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. IEEE Senior Member. Bachelor's at Electric Engineering from Federal University of Santa Maria (2000), master's at Electric Engineering from Federal University of Santa Maria (2004) and doctorate at Electric Engineering from Federal University of Federal de Santa Maria (2007), Brazil. He has experience in Electric Engineering, focusing on Power Systems, working on the following subjects: distribution networks, reliability, multi-criteria decision-making methods and Smart Grid.

Vinicius Jacques Garcia holds a bachelor's degree in Informatics - Bachelor's degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2000), a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (2002) and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (2005). He held his postdoctoral degree at the State University of Campinas from November 2005 to September 2006. He is currently associate professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria. He has experience in the area of Production Engineering, with emphasis on Operational Research, working mainly on the following topics: heuristics, multicriteria optimization, distribution systems, and power system operation.