Patent Document ID: 20130226358
Application ID: 13405022
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computerized method for transmission network control, the transmission network including transmission lines and corresponding switches, the transmission network being configured for use in providing electricity from a generator to an end user, the method comprising: receiving and storing a sensitivity parameter; identifying a switchable set of switches within the transmission network using the sensitivity parameter; determining a candidate switch from the switchable set to change a corresponding state, wherein the state can be changed from open to closed and closed to open; determining a proposed change of state of the candidate switch; updating an optimal power flow (OPF) problem stored in a memory as a function of the candidate switch and the proposed change of state; determining and storing in a memory a solution to the updated OPF problem; generating an updated sensitivity parameter based on the stored solution to the updated OPF problem; and determining, using the updated sensitivity parameter, if the stored solution to the updated OPF problem meets a predetermined criterion.