Patent ID: 8838284

Claim:
A first controller configured to provide decentralized coordinated control over a first segment of an electrical distribution system supplied by a first substation while a second controller is providing decentralized coordinated control over a second segment of the electrical distribution system supplied by a second substation, the first controller comprising: a network interface configured to receive first measurements associated with the first segment of the electrical distribution system supplied by the first substation and transmit a control signal configured to control equipment of the first segment of the electrical distribution system, wherein the first controller is configured not to control equipment of the second segment of the electrical distribution system supplied by the second substation that is controlled by the second controller; and data processing circuitry configured to run first simulation of the first segment of the electrical distribution system simulating various equipment configurations based at least in part on the first measurements, to select from among the various equipment configurations an equipment configuration that is expected to cause a voltage deviation of the first segment of the electrical distribution system to approach a first desired value and active power losses of the first segment of the electrical distribution system to approach a second desired value, and generate the control signal, wherein the control signal is configured to cause the equipment of the first segment of the electrical distribution system to conform to the equipment configuration but not to control equipment of the second segment.