Patent ID: 9171250
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
1. A method for determining back-feed paths to out-of-service load areas in a network after fault isolation, the method comprising: i. determining a base network state; ii. determining baseline values of a fitness function for said base network state; iii. initializing a chromosome list (LST iv. creating initial chromosomes, for each created initial chromosome, if valid and not in LST v. generating fitness function values for each chromosome in said initial chromosome population; vi. sorting said chromosomes by fitness function value, said chromosome having the lowest fitness function value being the best candidate chromosome; vii. determining if the fitness function value of said best candidate chromosome is below a threshold fitness value, and if so, outputting a network configuration corresponding to said best candidate chromosome; viii. if said fitness function value of said best candidate chromosome is not below said threshold fitness value, using genetic manipulation to create new chromosomes for a new chromosome population, during said creation of said new chromosome population, rejecting any new chromosomes already in said LST ix. generating fitness function values for each chromosome in said new population; and x. repeating steps vi-ix until the fitness function value of said best candidate chromosome is below said threshold fitness value or until a predetermined number of new populations are created, whereupon a network configuration corresponding to said best candidate chromosome is output.