Intelligent power system design

In this thesis, the concept of an intelligent system for the design and planning of electric power systems is developed. Such a system serves to preserve the vast body of power system design knowledge by identifying, structuring and consolidating it into one easily accessible source. The intelligent system can then be used to support experienced power system planners or for training purposes. The main planning and design activities considered include the design of a complete power system or of specific subsystems such as a substation or a transmission corridor. The principal features and main components of this general intelligent system, called PSIDE, are delineated.; A general methodology and a design tool were then devised for modelling and using this kind of knowledge. The object-oriented strategy was found to be the most suitable due its powerful capabilities to naturally represent the structure and behaviour of power systems. Thus, PSIDE is based on object-oriented knowledge models for design tasks such as point-to-point transmission design, insulation coordination as well as protection system and substation design.; In order to validate the proposed concepts as well as the object-oriented paradigm adopted for their realization, a substation design module (SIDE) was fully developed and tested.